Trends and issues in nursing

  1. Each student will select a trend or issue in nursing (See the end of the syllabus for suggested topics, as well
    as the handout posted on the Resources and Materials page of the course) and write a paper according to APA
    format.
  2. Describe the current trend or issue (this might include key components, leaders, events historical
    development, influencing factors, arguments for or against, etc.).
  3. Explain its current and future impact on nursing and society.
  4. Submit a rough draft of your paper to Discussion Forums for peer review and also to turnitin.com for
    originality and grammar review. Post your rough draft to the Discussion Forums. The final paper length
    requirement will be 3 pages, excluding the title and reference pages.
  5. Students should also review the rough draft of the paper of at least one other student (in the Discussion
    Forum) and post a peer review of the paper. Your peer review should be posted
    (as a response) by Sunday.
    Suggested Topics for Trends and Issues Paper:
    Advanced Practice Nursing
    Bioethics in Nursing
    Clinical Nurse Leader
    Community Nursing Centers
    Devices and Equipment Invented by Nurses
    Evidence-Based Practice
    Human Genome Project
    Impaired Nurses in the Workplace
    Influence of Feminism on the Discipline of Nursing
    Integrative Therapies in Nursing Practice
    Missouri License Compact
    Multigenerational Nursing Workforce
    Nursing Care and Ethnic Diversity
    Institute of Medicine Report: The Future of Nursing
    Nursing and Clinical Simulation
    Nurse Entrepreneurs
    Nurse Lobbyist
    Philosophy of Caring in Nursing
    Political Action in Nursing
    Nursing Malpractice
    Nurses and Labor Unions