Merced CollegeVocational Nursing ProgramVOCN-44 Written Assignment
Assignment: Students will write an APA format paper about one of the following topics in correlation to what you will be learning this semester. This paper should include information about symptoms, diagnosis, pathophysiology and treatments pertaining to your topic.
Examples: Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, Burns, Leukemia, Sickle Cell Crisis, Schizophrenia, Suicide, etc.
This paper should include a community resource/entity that is associated with your choice of topic that is available in the community.
MUST INCLUDE:
________ ___ Minimum of 4 scholarly articles (NOT WebMD, etc.) – must be no older than 5 years.
____________ Appropriate citation within paper (APA style)
____________ Directed quotes must cite: (Last name(s), date, p#)
____________ Written reports must be in your own words.
Assignments will be uploaded and submitted on Canvas through Turn It In. Students will score no greater than 20% plagiarism on their essay. Any suspicion of AI (artificial intelligence) could result in receiving a score of 0 on the assignment due to academic dishonesty.
GRADING CRITERIA:
_______For written report (worth 50 points)
- APA Format
- 4 pages (1,000) words. Abstract is not included in the word count and # of pages.
- Maslows Basic Human Need the article falls under and why.
- How you will use this information in your role as a nurse
- Include an abstract, introduction, body, conclusion, and reference page.
—– For oral presentation (worth 50 poin

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