Overview
Use this APA Template for your short paper.
Two Parts to this Assignment: Short Paper & Annotated Bibliography
Part 1: You are required to write a short paper on a problem in healthcare. Choose a topic of interest. However, the following topics are NOT allowed: leadership, burnout, health inequity in general or workforce shortages.
Identify the problem in detail. What is the problem? Why is it a problem? Who can solve the problem? Who does the problem affect? Identify who (person, organization, government entity, specific healthcare association, etc.) can solve the problem. Write a minimum of 2 paragraphs on the problem citing 3 peer-reviewed empirical articles. You are required to cite 3 peer-reviewed research articles in text and include a reference list in APA. This assignment will prepare you for the expectations in your capstone course and it will be used to assess your writing and analytical skills. Please follow the directions below:
- Identify a problem in healthcare. Any problem in healthcare is acceptable except for topics on leadership, workforce shortages, burnout, and health inequity in general.
- Find at least 3 peer-reviewed empirical studies using the library resources on library.fiu.edu/healthcaremba. Read the studies.
- Write a minimum of 2 paragraphs on the problem. Identify the problem. Detail why it is a problem. Explain who (what entity) has the power and the desire to solve the problem. Clarify who is impacted by the problem.
- Use the 3 research studies to clarify the problem. Each study must be cited in the text of the paper.
- Properly cite your sources in text and in the reference list in APA.
- Include a reference list in APA.
- Sources must be peer-reviewed, research studies. Do not use blogs, newspapers, or magazines.
- Paper must be in APA Format.
- Use the APA template linked above.
- Your in-text citations & references must be done correctly in APA.
- Use your APA Bible and library.fiu.edu/healthcaremba/cite for assistance.
Part 2: Annotated Bibliography
- Write detailed annotations for the 3 peer-reviewed articles.
- Put them in APA.
- Your annotation should: or f
- Be more than just a summary
- Evaluate the source
- Analyze the usefulness of the source
- Demonstrate the topic
- Record, evaluate, summarize, & document what you learned
- Include the citation in APA
- Double-space the citation and annotation
- Include an evaluative summary in your own words
- Evaluate: Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the source and/or author