Summary of concept Analysis

Paper details: WRITING ASSIGNMENT 1: Summary of a Concept Analysis GOAL: The goal of this writin" rel="nofollow">ing assignment is to help the student develop skills in" rel="nofollow">in summary writin" rel="nofollow">ing, which is a basic form of scholarly writin" rel="nofollow">ing that is fundamental to more advanced forms of scholarly writin" rel="nofollow">ing. PURPOSE: The purpose of this brief, scholarly writin" rel="nofollow">ing assignment is to (a) engage the student in" rel="nofollow">in an exercise to develop skills in" rel="nofollow">in summary writin" rel="nofollow">ing and (b) to familiarize the student with the procedures of concept analysis, which is both a research method and a form of theory construction, or theory buildin" rel="nofollow">ing. Concepts are the basic buildin" rel="nofollow">ing blocks of theories. One way to begin" rel="nofollow">in to develop theory in" rel="nofollow">in little known or poorly understood areas of practice is to identity a relevant concept and ‘get in" rel="nofollow">inside it’ and ‘flesh it out’ with a concept analysis. In this assignment, the student will summarize a research article that reports the fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings of an analysis of the concept of chronic sorrow. The procedural steps of concept analysis are exemplified in" rel="nofollow">in this research article. CRITERIA: Criteria outlin" rel="nofollow">ine what the writer needs to demonstrate in" rel="nofollow">in the assignment in" rel="nofollow">in order to min" rel="nofollow">inimally fulfill it (grade C). In order to move above the C-level, writers demonstrate superiority in" rel="nofollow">in several or all of the in" rel="nofollow">individual criteria. • Read Lin" rel="nofollow">indgren et al. (1992). Chronic sorrow: A lifespan concept. Scholarly Inquiry for Nursin" rel="nofollow">ing Practice, 6(1), 27-40. • [Concept analysis is a type of qualitative research. Lin" rel="nofollow">indgren et al. (1992) have done a concept analysis.] • Read chapter 10 of Walker & Avant (2011) for background in" rel="nofollow">information on the procedures/steps of concept analysis. • [This required readin" rel="nofollow">ing is essential for completin" rel="nofollow">ing the Summary of a Concept Analysis.] • Describe the authors’ (Lin" rel="nofollow">indgren et al.’s) purpose for the concept analysis. • Identify the existin" rel="nofollow">ing uses of the concept of chronic sorrow. • State the defin" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing characteristics of the concept of chronic sorrow. • Identify relevant borderlin" rel="nofollow">ine, related, contrary, in" rel="nofollow">invented, or illegitimate cases of the concept of chronic sorrow. • Identify antecedents and consequences of the concept of chronic sorrow. • Identify and list the empirical referents of the concept of chronic sorrow. • Proper APA format with respect to title page, pagin" rel="nofollow">ination, margin" rel="nofollow">ins, doublespacin" rel="nofollow">ing, citations, references, headin" rel="nofollow">ings, etc. • Relative freedom from errors in" rel="nofollow">in grammar, spellin" rel="nofollow">ing, and punctuation. • Page length is limited to 2 – 3 pages, excludin" rel="nofollow">ing title page and references. Due Date: •. Tips for a Better Grade: • Use your APA manual and strictly follow its guidelin" rel="nofollow">ines. • Meet all the assignment criteria as spelled out in" rel="nofollow">in the assignment in" rel="nofollow">instructions. • Use your very best thin" rel="nofollow">inkin" rel="nofollow">ing and writin" rel="nofollow">ing skills. • Rewrite, redraft, proofread, and proofread again" rel="nofollow">in, more carefully. • Commit to elimin" rel="nofollow">inatin" rel="nofollow">ing every last typo in" rel="nofollow">in your fin" rel="nofollow">inal submission. •