Guidelines for Course Project Part 1
Length requirement: NONE, just whatever it takes to cover the topics, but no more than 5 pages including title page and references. **5 point deduction for exceeding 5 pages in length**
Content:
INTRODUCTION to the assignment (sections of the assignment: role of the nurse, scope of practice, use the Nurse Practice Act to compare and contrast scope of practice for RN and LPN)
Describe the ROLE OF THE NURSE for the program you are currently enrolled
Identify the SCOPE OF PRACTICE for the nurse in the state where you intend to practice (or any state you choose)
Using the NURSE PRACTICE ACT for the state you are discussing, compare and contrast the scope of practice for the LPN and RN
CONCLUSION (reflect on the assignment including how you will use the scope of practice to support your role)
Use at least two scholarly resources to support your findings. For example, one of the resources could be the State Board of Nursing website, and another resource could be a textbook. These resources must be integrated into the body of your paper using in-text citations.
Each section must contain supporting evidence (in-text citation) for full credit.
Format:
Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.)
Logical, original and insightful
Professional organization, style, and mechanics in APA format and style
Tips, hints, and suggestions:
Run your paper through Grammarly and make corrections to identified errors before submission. Note: You must use the following link to create your Grammarly account. You must use your Rasmussen student email address: https://www.grammarly.com/signin?page=edu
Read the paper ALOUD or have someone else read it aloud to you. This is how you will catch run-on sentences, repeated phrases, wrong word choice, etc.
If you would like feedback from your instructor before you submit, please send an email with the paper attached NO LATER THAN midnight on Sunday, 10/25/2020
To submit your completed assignment:
Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document. (Mac users, please remember to append the “.docx” extension to the filename.) The name of the file should be your first initial and last name, followed by an underscore and the name of the assignment, and an underscore and the date. An example is shown below:
Jstudent_exampleproblem_101504
