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Essay Instructions: You can use Clara Barton or Florence Nightingale as the focus of the paper. Here is the description of what it has to be:

The purpose of this writing assignment is to help you find your voice. Of the 5 types of common writing assignments this letter is a descriptive essay. Although we do not live in the age of the hand written letter, we all write emails.
In this assignment you will write a letter or an email to a best friend or colleague describing something new you have learned about a historical nursing figure or a modern nurse who changed or advanced nursing practice in some unique way. Read Part 1 in Being Wrong (Chapters 1 & 2). Think about how the nurse you are describing went against the grain of nursing as it was practiced prior to the nurse?s innovation. What might the nurse have identified as being ?wrong? with the model of care as it existed that lead to the innovation? [note: if it is a historical nursing figure you are describing you may have to use your imaginative, creative thought to figure out what the nurse might have been thinking was wrong at the time. That?s ok ? just make a case for your identification of the ?wrong-ness?.]
The letter should be 2-3 pages long (double spaced), begin with the usual Dear ____ salutation; describe the nurse you have selected, what was ?wrong? at the time; what he or she has contributed; how this nurse's contribution inspires or influences you and what it has done for patient care. Please include two references. Use the articles or websites in this module to find a nurse to write about if you do not have one in mind.
APA format is required
A. Introduction: clear, succinct explanation of the purpose of the letter.
a. Introduce the topic of your letter
b. Discuss the importance of the topic to you
c. State clearly the purpose of the letter including what was ?wrong? that lead to the change.
B. Body of the Letter: include five paragraphs that will describe 5 facts related to the nurse you have chosen
a. Discuss 5 reasons this nurse matters in the body of your letter. Utilize the two journal articles or professional web sites selected from your literature search.
b. Professional journals should be utilized for the literature referenced.
c. Context of your letter: Discuss what this nurse has contributed to our profession.
d. Why is this nurse of concern for nursing practice and/or healthcare delivery?
C. Conclusions: Summarize the facts
a. No new information should be included in this section
D. Use 2 current, peer reviewed articles. Current is considered literature published within the past five years.
E. This paper should be no more than 2 to 3 pages in length, approximately 7 paragraphs.
F. Refer to the Writer?s Checklist to double check your work before handing it in.


the book she is referring to (being wrong) is this (however I do not know if it is necessary to read it)
Schulz, K. (2010). Being Wrong: Adventures in the margin of error. Harper Collins: NY ISBN: 978-0-06-117604-3

Essay Instructions: I would like the paper to be on the women that faught, or what they did to help or not help in the american civil war. Like women spies, non women spies etc... Like here are some women in the war Emma E. Edmonds, Clara Barton. You talk about more then one women and just what she did to the contrbution to the civil war.

Essay Instructions: Read Isaac?s Storm and pick an aspect for research. The following ideas
should help inspire you:
1.How was the storm a turning point in the development of Galveston
(business, government, arts anything)?
2.Compare how the techniques of the historian differ in Isaac''s Storm and
another history book on the subject.
3.Why and how did communication fail in warning the people of Galveston?
(perhaps bring in prejudicial attitudes toward Cuba and Hispanic cultures)
4.Clara Barton''s role
5.Sisters of Charity Orphanage
6.Compare reportage at the time of the event to what we know now. Consider
using the New York Times Historical.
Once you decide on a topic, please get the instructor?s approval using via
course mail. Your research assignment should consist of 4-5 full textual
pages (double-spaced) plus a Works Cited page. Use a standard 10- or
12-point font with one-inch margins. A minimum of four sources plus the
Larson book is required, with at least one from each of the following: a
historical monograph (book), a scholarly journal, and an academic Internet
site. Encyclopedias and dictionaries are not acceptable as sources. All
sources must appear in the Works Cited page, and those that do must be cited
in the paper. Documentation must be parenthetical, and all forms must follow
those prescribed in the MLA Handbook.

Essay Instructions: This admissions essay is for my girlfriend. She's trying to get into the Beth Israel School For Nursing. As such, it's obviously more of a "what are your specific personal reasons" type of essay, but we can be a little generic in that regard. Having said that, here are the three questions that are asked for the essay:

Q: What factors influenced your decision to choose nursing as a career?
A: A large portion of the women in her family have gone into the healthcare profession, and she would like to continue the tradition. Also, she has a genuine interest in helping people and realizes that the healthcare profession is only going to be need more qualified people in the future, so it's a good growth industry. You can fill in the rest generically.

Q: What are your plans for the future in nursing?
A: My girl's ultimate goal is to become a pediatric specialist. Family once again plays a strong influence here, as there are a lot of young children in her family, and she loves them all a great deal, and considering we're planning on having kids of our own, it's very appealing. But in the short term, obviously becoming the best nurse she can be. You can fill in the rest generically.

Q: What accomodations have you made in your life to prepare for a career in nursing?
A: The accomodations started early, beginning with high school and her selection of school, Clara Barton High School in New York, and their healthcare program. She's also attended a technical/trade school, The Allen School in Brooklyn, NY, in an attempt not only to obviously gain that practical experience through internships, but to also better her chances of being accepted to Beth Israel. You can fill in the rest generically.

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