Structured Abstract
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A. Structured Abstract- Written in block form (without indentation) on a separate page after the title page.
- Page is titled Abstract (centered)
- <250 words
- does not use any abbreviations or detailed statistics
Structured abstract includes: - Aim: stated as “To report a concept analysis of x”
- Background: why is this analysis needed?
- Design: Concept analysis
- Data Sources: (databases searched, keywords used, the period of data collection)
- Methods:
- Results:
- Conclusion: What do you conclude from this?
- Keywords: maximum of 10 (should include concept analysis and x)
- Keywords is below the abstract, indented five spaces and italicized.
- Keywords: rubric, education, nursing
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B. Selects and defines a concept- Begins with Introduction as a bolded centered heading.
- Introduction explains the paper.
- Includes the purpose of the paper is to clarify the concept of __________.
- Includes why the concept is important to be clarified in nursing.
- Provides some indication of the incidence of this concept if available.
- Includes a complete definition for the concept.
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C. Method- Includes a centered bolded heading of Methods.
- Describes the research method used in this paper as Walker and Avant’s model of concept analysis.
- Specifies the library databases and all search methods that were used in the literature review.
- Specifies the number of papers used in the concept analysis.
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| D. Literature review – Identifies the uses of the concept You will examine the use of the concept in at least two disciplines other than nursing and the use of the concept in nursing and your own nursing experience. Definitions that are included should be analyzed. The literature is focused on how each discipline uses/studies the word/concept, what conditions must be present for the concept to occur, and what the outcomes of the concept are. - Bolded centered heading-Literature Review
- Side headings for each discipline-
- Uses in Nursing,
- Uses in ___________,
- Uses in ____________.
- Comprehensive review of the uses of the concept in nursing and in two other academic disciplines.
For each of the 3 disciplines: - All of the reviewed literature is written by persons in the specific discipline being reviewed.
- Accurately presents sufficient research findings or theoretical papers from each discipline to demonstrate how this concept is used in that discipline.
- Succinctly summarizes the results of published analyses of this concept.
- Includes any integrative reviews or policy papers published about the concept.
- All websites that are used are credible sources, such as federal agencies, professional organizations.
- When available, differentiates how each discipline defines the antecedents, attributes, consequences of the concepts.
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| E. Determine the antecedents (5 points), essential /critical attributes (10 points), consequences (5 points) of the concept. Antecedents (5 points) - is a bolded side heading.
- Narrative is written in paragraph form.
- The antecedents are clearly delineated and where appropriate, they are cited.
- They always precede the concept’s occurrence.
Essential Attributes (10 points) - Begins with a bolded side heading of Essential attributes.
- Essential attributes are clearly stated. They define the concept in all situations. Where appropriate, the attributes are referenced.
Consequences (5 points) - Begins with a bolded side heading of Consequences.
- All of the consequences of the concept are included and referenced where appropriate.
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| F. Develop cases using identified attributes (3 cases total) Centered heading bolded- Constructed Cases - Includes a brief paragraph about types of cases the will be used and their brief definitions.
- Model Case
- Begins with a bolded side heading Model Case. Model case is an actual situation describing a person and a situation that includes every essential attribute identified earlier in the paper. The case is written in paragraph form. There is no slang or jargon included in the description. Every abbreviation is first written out followed by the abbreviation in parentheses. Ex: intravenous (IV). Concludes with a brief sentence summarizing why this is a model case.
- Includes 2 other cases from this list: contrary, borderline, related, illegitimate. Each case is preceded by a bolded side heading such as Contrary Case, meets Walker and Avant’s criteria for type of case, is written in paragraph form, & concludes with a brief description of why it is x case.
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G. Define empirical referents- Begins with a bolded side heading Empirical Referents.
- In a paragraph format, describes the empirical referents that measure the essential attributes.
- Includes the valid and reliable measures of the concept.
- References the measures that are described.
- When there are not valid and reliable measures of the concept in the literature, proposes a reasonable way to measure the attributes of the concept.
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H. Implications for nursing (be specific to your practice or situation presented).- Centered bolded heading- Implications for Nursing
- Clearly explains how the concept is used in the student’s practice or situation presented
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| I. APA format Title page: - has Running head: ALL CAPS TITLE<40 WORDS in Header flush to the left with page numbers flush to the right.
- Student Name
- Home School
- Course Name
- Semester, Year
Abstract is page 2 with separate header that excludes Running head: and has only running head title in all caps as does the rest of the manuscript and reference page(s) with the page number in the header flush to the right. - Body of Manuscript <12 pages
- Double-spaced with 1″ margins.
- Paragraphs are indented 5 spaces.
Manuscript - Title of paper centered unbolded on first page of manuscript.
- First centered heading is Introduction (bolded)
- In text references are cited in APA format.
- All abbreviation are written out the first time they appear followed by abbreviation in parentheses.
- Numbers <10 are written out.
- No grammatical errors
- Direct quotes <40 words are enclosed in quotation marks followed by (Author(s), year, page number) unless the Author(year) precede the quote and then the quote is closed with (page numbers).
- Direct quotes >40 words are indented 5 spaces with the same attribution as above.
- Using more than 3 words in a word string that are not in common use together is a direct quote. The failure to indicate it as a direct quote is plagiarism and will result in a grade of “0” for the entire paper as is using someone’s work in a paraphrased format without citing the author (year).
Reference List - Reference list is in APA format. Journal articles are in APA format, books are in APA format, electronic sources.
- Secondary sources are NOT used in the paper unless referring to a work that is >50 years old.
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Criteria for Concept Analysis Paper
Guidelines and Grading Criteria
There is a very structured grading rubric that will provide explicit directions about each of these grading criteria. I’ve included the first column of the rubric below in the syllabus. The grading rubric can be accessed by clicking on Concept Analysis Paper in the dropbox. [This software does not allow me to put the entire grading rubric here as it appears in the dropbox nor can I link you to it in the dropbox from this site because it would be a link to a link]. In other words, please go to the dropbox and see it before you start writing this paper.
Please note: When you submit papers to the dropbox, it will give you a TURNITIN score. Faculty will not read any paper with a TURNITIN score higher than 25%. What does a “TURNITIN” score mean? TURNITIN scans your paper against published papers, submitted papers, and the Internet. It is looking for word for word phrases, sentences. A score of 25% means that 25% of the paper was written somewhere else. Hopefully, all of that is quoted and has quotation marks. Otherwise, the paper is plagiarized. [If you have not used TURNITIN before in this software, please see the tutorial in Getting Started. This tutorial will show you exactly what you have used that is word for word from another source and it will tell you the source].
Note: Late penalty=5 points/day
A maximum total of 5 points will be deducted for APA errors. If the paper is longer than the maximum allowable pages, the grade will be based upon the first 12 pages, not including the title page).
Note: There is a 5 point/day late penalty.
IF your professor allows you to re-write this paper, the grading scale for a rewritten paper begins at 87% and must be resubmitted within one week. Papers without evidence of substantive work and a good faith effort will not be allowed to be rewritten for a higher grade.
