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Answer & Explanation:Professional Paper Worksheet  
PURPOSE
The purpose
of this assignment
is to
allow the learner to
demonstrate good organization, appropriate
resources, and correct APA formatting for preparing a professional paper.
COURSEOUTCOMES
This assignment
enables
the student to
meet
the following
course
outcomes.
CO #3.Demonstrateeffective verbal,written,andtechnological
communicationusing legal
and ethical standardsfortransferringknowledge using success resources provided to
Chamberlain students.(PO#3)
CO #4. Integratecriticalthinking andjudgment in
professional
decision-makingin
collaboration withfacultyandpeers. (PO#4)
CO #5. Apply
concepts of professionalismwhen planning
for personal,intellectual,and
professional development.
(PO#5)
CO #9.Demonstrate accountability forpersonal andprofessional developmentbyassessing information and technology competence,implementing
plansforupgrading technologyskills, and
using
effective strategiesforonline student
success using resources provided to Chamberlain students. (PO#5)
DUEDATE
Submit
theassignment to
theWeek3Dropboxby Sunday,11:59 p.m.MT.
POINTS
Thisassignmentisworthatotal
of125points.
PREPARINGTHEProfessional Paper Worksheet
1. 
Carefully read thisdocument (Professional Paper WorksheetGuidelines),includingtheRubric.
2. 
Download theProfessional Paper WorksheetTemplate
from Doc Sharing.Renamethat document asYour
Last NameProfessional Paper
Worksheet.docx,
for example Smith Professional Paper
Worksheet. Save itto yourown computerordrive
in a location

where you will be able
toretrieve
itlater.
3. 
Type
yourassignment directlyonthe saved
template.Remember that onlyMicrosoftWord 2010oralater version is acceptable.The
document mustbesaved
as a.docx.Save
frequentlyto preventlossofyourwork.
4. 
Recall
the Nurse of the Future Nursing Core Competency that you selected for your
Professional Paper Topic in the Week 1 Time Management Plan assignment.
5. 
Locate
pages in your Hood textbook that correspond to your paper topic. HINT:  Begin with the syllabus.
6. 
From
the Syllabus, locate the week that your topic is presented. Go to the
Assignments page for that week. Click on the link to the assigned article for
your paper topic. Read the article.  NOTE:
You must use the article assigned based on your topic.
7. 
Create
a reference in APA format for the article assigned.
8. 
Select
a 10–25-word
quotation from that article that you plan to use in your Professional Paper. Do not select words or ideas that the
author(s) attributes to another source. Provide the quotation and citation in
correct APA format.
9. 
Paraphrase the passage that
you previously quoted. Provide your paraphrased wording and citation in correct
APA format.
10.  Prepare a detailed outline for your Professional Paper as
indicated on the Template (specific topics only, complete sentences not needed).
NOTE:The Professional Paper will contain 500–600 words of content.
11.  Double
check your answers with the rubric prior to submission.
nr351_professional_paper_worksheet_template_030216_1_.docx