This milestone assignment focuses on the Theoretical Foundations and Concluding Reflection sections of the issue paper. For your final project, you will address a
Professional Nursing Practice Issue. You will continue to use the issue you chose in Milestone One. In this section you will choose two conceptual models, or
theories, that can be applied to support your issue. You will also reflect on the impact that the issue has made on your personal nursing practice. The conclusion
ties the paper together and reiterates the most salient points of the paper
The issue paper is the final written assignment for this course. In any scholarly endeavor, clinical investigation, professional practice matter, or exploration of a
scholarly topic, it is vital that you use the literature to explore what has been written about a particular topic or clinical issue. In this section, you will begin to
identify the theoretical foundations for the paper. This is done by selecting a nursing conceptual framework or model and identifying how it provides support for
the issue. The conclusion ties the paper together and reiterates the most salient points of the paper
Prompt: You will submit a Word document using scholarly resources to address the following items:
1. Select a conceptual model or theory that most appropriately applies to your issue. Describe the model or theory and show how it can be applied to
support your issue.
2. Suggest a second conceptual model or theory that can be applied to your issue. Again, describe the model or theory and show how it can be applied to
support the issue.
3. Reflect on the information that you have gathered about your chosen issue. Discuss how the information has impacted your personal nursing practice.
Provide current scholarly resources to support your students.
4. Discuss the ramifications of the issue you selected on your own nursing licensure and practice. Consider how this issue would affect your nursing license
and your overall nursing practice if you encountered it in your work. How is healthcare delivery overall affected by your issue?
This assignment is to help you develop a concise, professional presentation of the most important points in your in your Theoretical Foundations and Concluding
Reflection portions of your final project.
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: The submission should be a Word Document using the proper APA publication format. It should be 2-3 pages in length, not including
the title page and reference page. It should be formatted using Times New Roman, 12-point font, and one-inch margins. All citations should also be in correct
APA format.

This milestone assignment focuses on the Literature Review portion of your final project. For your final project you will address a Professional Nursing Practice Issue.
You will continue to use the Issue that you chose in Milestone One.
In any scholarly endeavor it is vital that you use the literature to explore what has been written about a particular topic or clinical issue. Thus, a literature review is
one of the first activities to complete after you have chosen your issue topic. The literature review provides the evidence basis for the topic that you have chosen for
the issue paper assignment, which will be submitted near the completion of the course.
Prompt: For this milestone you will submit a Literature Review in an APA formatted Word document. At least three evidence-based, current references are to be
included in the literature review.
In your submission, be sure to address the following items:
1. Describe the process used to choose the sources for your literature review. This should include identification of the databases, journals, keywords, and
limiting factors used during the search for appropriate literature.
2. Justify your reasoning for choosing the sources as the most appropriate to address your issue.
3. Summarize the sources, noting the important findings that the authors present. Use correct APA format for citations
The format for the literature review should include:
1. A title page
2. An introduction
3. Subtitles for the articles with individual article summaries
4. Reference page
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: The submission should include at least three evidence-based current references. It should be a 2-3 page Word Document using the
proper APA publication format. It should be formatted using Times New Roman, 12-point font, and one-inch margins. All citations should also be in correct APA
format. Title page and reference page do not count towards page requirement.
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement(70%) Not Evident (0%) Value
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