Familiarity with nursing journals/publications

ASSIGNMENT FOR:
LEVEL ONE:
Student Learning Outcomes:
Demonstrate familiarity with nursing journals/publications
Engage in an introduction to electronic resources using the DCC/CSN library home page
Engage in an introduction to using APA reference citation
Write a summary of an article using APA format

Written Assignment
Topic: Choose a concept topic and look for an article that addresses nursing implications and/or nursing considerations.

Concept topics:
Assessment; Infection; Communication; Oxygenation; Elimination; Perfusion; Intervention: Medication Administration; Mobility

Go to the library and review one of the following nursing journals available in print and in the DCC/CSN electronic database on the assigned topic (within the past five years): American Journal of Nursing; Home Healthcare Now; Nursing; Nursing Made Incredibly Easy; Minority Nurse Magazine.

Guidelines:
• Access CINAHL through the library’s home page
• The search must produce a professional/scholarly nursing article within the past five (5) years
• Provide a one and one half to two page double spaced summary of the article using APA format
• The summary will include an overview of the content in the article.
• A clinical evaluation “Satisfactory” or ‘Unsatisfactory” will be issued for the written assignment as this is a clinical assignment reflecting an understanding of patient basic care, patient safety, and/or patient comfort.