[SOLVED] The IOM report, “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health,”..

Review the IOM report, “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health,” and explore the “Campaign for Action: State Action Coalition” website. In a 1,000-1,250 word paper, discuss the influence the IOM report and state-based action coalitions have had on nursing practice, nursing education, and nursing workforce development, and how they continue to advance the goals for the nursing profession.
Include the following:
Describe the work of the Robert Wood Foundation Committee Initiative that led to the IOM report, “Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.”
Outline the four “Key Messages” that structure the IOM Report recommendations. Explain how these have transformed or influenced nursing practice, nursing education and training, nursing leadership, and nursing workforce development. Provide examples.
Discuss the role of state-based action coalitions. Explain how these coalitions help advance the goals specified in the IOM report, “Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.”
Research the initiatives on which your state’s action coalition is working. Summarize two initiatives spearheaded by your state’s action coalition. Discuss the ways these initiatives advance the nursing profession.
Describe barriers to advancement that currently exist in your state and explain how nursing advocates in your state overcome these barriers.
You are required to cite a minimum of three sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years, appropriate for the assignment criteria, and relevant to nursing practice.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
Headings: I expect students to use headings in all papers. Headings help to divide the paper into sections rather than one big lump. There should be one heading for each requirement on the grading rubric. This can make a BIG difference in your grade because headings clearly indicate when each requirement has been addressed. When headings are not used, I am forced to guess what each paragraph is addressing and, if I guess wrong, I may feel you missed a requirement. While a few points can be deducted for formatting, the big point loss comes from missed requirements so you want to make sure to point out what requirement you’re addressing. Headings also help to keep the paper organized and, when you have a heading for each requirement, make it impossible to miss an important topic. There are two types of headings most often used by undergraduates: Primary or level 1 headings and Secondary or level 2 headings. Primary headings are centered, bold, and should capitalize every major word. If you need a subheading, that is a secondary heading. Secondary headings are left justified without any indent and also bold with all major words capitalized.
Thesis Development: Every paper should begin with an introduction, something that gives the reader an idea of the focus of the paper. You end the introductory paragraph with a strong thesis statement that explains the purpose of the paper so the reader knows what you are going to discuss. The purpose of the paper are the requirements of the assignment.
Paragraph Development: A paragraph must contain a minimum of three sentences. Each paragraph should transition to the next, and when the topic changes, the paragraph should also change. By placing headings, you may find some topics require multiple paragraphs to fully address. Every paper should have a concluding paragraph with a heading placed for Conclusion, centered and bold.
Mechanics: This topic covers things like grammar, punctuation, spelling, sentence structure, and word choice. Always run a spell check before submitting a paper for grading. It only takes one misspelled word to tell me this was not done. Also, did you know you can set your Word software to look for incorrect word usage (finding mistakes like using too when you mean to, passive voice, etc)? Click on File at the top of the page, then click on options at the bottom of the list on the left side of the page. A new box will open. Click on Proofing. Under the heading “When correcting spelling and grammar in Word” change Grammar only to Grammar and Style. Word will point out errors by putting a red line under the word if it is a misspelling, a blue line if it is the wrong word or form of the word. This can be really helpful in editing your paper, but you still need to read through and look for errors because the software can be wrong. Be sure to write in 3rd person, with no use of ‘this author’ or ‘this writer’, personal pronouns (me, I, you, we, our), or gender terms (he, her, his).
Paper Format: Every paper needs a title page, should be double spaced, have a straight margin on the left side of the page only, use headings to divide the paper into sections, and have a separate page for references whether APA formatting is required or not. There is a Sample Paper in the Student Success Center that demonstrates proper formatting of the title page. The title of the paper should also be placed at the top of the first page of text, centered but not bold. Never use a heading for introduction. Primary headings are centered and bold, with all major words capitalized. If you break a section into sub-sections, sub headings are left justified but otherwise formatted like the primary heading. Only the left margin should be straight. References should be placed on a page by themselves, not at the bottom of the paper. An easy way to do this is to put your cursor after the last word in your paper, hold down the control key and hit enter before adding references. This inserts a hard page break so references won’t move down the page if you write more into your paper. Try it.
Research citations: This is where the formatting of references and citations are graded. Every single sentence that contains an idea from something you read, something that did not come off the top of your head but originated in ideas from the reference, needs a citation. A citation is simply the last name of the author or authors and the year of publication, separated by a comma, and placed in parenthesis before the period at the end of the sentence.