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BSN 460 – Research
Paper DRAFT and Final
Paper Guidelines
Instructions:
Incorporate the elements of research you have learned throughout this semester to write a
research paper 6 to 8 pages in length in APA format, using the following guidelines.
A. Choose one of the two topics listed:
i. Lateral Violence/Workplace Incivility
ii. Bullying in Nursing Education
B. Conduct a review of the literature and cite the research appropriately to cover the following
areas:
a. What are the key issues defining this topic?
a. List the clinical question using the PICO approach.
b. Address the following by citing at least 2 research studies from your review of
literature. Include elements such as study type, study design, sample size, data
collection methods and study results.
a. How does the issue impact the nursing profession?
b. How does this topic impact patient care?
c. How are you impacted by this issue, as a nurse?
i. The use of first person (I, me) is appropriate in this section)?
d. Did the review of literature identify any solutions to the issue?
i. What were the outcomes?
ii. What solution(s) do you propose?
C. Literature Review:
You may use some or all of the articles below for the selected topic.
There needs to be a minimum of 6 scholarly resources used for the
paper.
o The resources need to be current articles from professional
journals (<5yrs.).
Citations throughout demonstrate support of students ideas and opinions.
D. Writing Mechanics:
The paper must be at 6 - 8 pages, not including the title page and the reference
page.
o APA 6th edition is required.
Please note: By submitting the assignment, you are acknowledging you have reviewed
the guidelines and grading rubric for this assignment.
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Lateral Violence/Workplace Incivility
Hamblin, L., Essenmacher, L., Upfal, M., Russell, J., Luborsky, M., Ager, J., & Arnetz, J.
(2015). Catalysts of worker-to-worker violence and incivility in hospitals. Journal
of Clinical Nursing, 2458-2467.
Lim, F., & Bernstein, I. (2014). Civility and workplace bullying: Resonance of Nightingale's
persona and current best practices. Nursing Forum, 49(2), 124-129.
Warrner, J., Sommers, K., Zappa, M., & Thornlow, D. (2016). Decreasing workplace incivility.
Nursing Management (Springhouse), 22-30.
Bullying in Nursing Education
Clark, C., Barbosa-Leiker, C., Gill, L., & Nguyen, D. (2015). Revision and Psychometric
Testing of the Incivility in Nursing Education (INE) Survey: Introducing the INE-R.
Journal of Nursing Education, 54(6), 306-315.
Sanner-Stiehr, E., & Ward-Smith, P. (2015). Increasing self-efficacy: Lateral violence response
training for nursing students. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 6(2), 1-9.
doi:10.5430/jnep.v6n2p1
Zalaquett, C., & Chatters, S. (2014). Cyberbullying in college: Frequency, characteristics,
and practical implications. SAGE Open, 1-8.
Submission Instructions:
Submit the paper via the Turn-It-In assignment link a minimum of 24 hours before the due
date of the draft to allow time for revision(s). Once revised, submit the Research Paper
(DRAFT) via the assignment link in Blackboard.
After submission of the Research Paper (DRAFT), the instructor will comment and
provide feedback to you.
The feedback provided on the Draft is to be applied to the final paper and submitted via
the Research Paper (FINAL) assignment link in Blackboard. Grading Rubric Research Paper (DRAFT)-10 points
Required
Elements
Excellent Good Inadequate
Turn It In Originality report
shows less than 5%
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Originality report
shows 6-10%
1
Originality report
shows more than 10%
0
Description of
the topic
Provides an overview
of the topic and
background
information.
Significance to the
nursing profession
is described.
2
Provides an overview
of the topic with
limited background
information.
Significance to
nursing is minimally
explored.
1
The topic is poorly
described or
background
information is not
offered. Significance
to nursing is not
explained.
0
Discussion of
the topic
An excellent
discussion of the topic
in relationship to
nursing is presented.
Salient points are
supported by effective
use of source material.
The discussion is
communicated in a
direct and clear
manner.
4
A good discussion of
the topic in
relationship to the
nursing is presented.
Most of the salient
points are supported
by appropriate source
material. The
discussion is unclear
in a few areas or
involves some
inferences rather than
a direct
communication of
ideas.
3
A superficial discussion
of the topic in
relationship to nursing
is presented. Inadequate
support of salient points
with source material.
There are many areas
where the discussion is
unclear or where there
are inferences rather
than direct
explanations.
2-0
Effective use of
the literature.
References are from
peer reviewed
journals and
appropriate to the
topic. More than 6
peer-reviewed
articles are used
2
References are from
peer reviewed
journals and
appropriate to the
topic. 5-6 peer-
reviewed articles are
used.
1
References are from
peer reviewed journals
and appropriate to the
topic. Less than 5 peer-
reviewed articles are
used.
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