1. APA Application Exercise NSE 11A – Fall 2014 Week 2

2. Part 1: Title Page Running head: DISCOVERY PAPER 1 Discover Paper Johanne Ruth 904 406 200 Ryerson, Centennial, George Brown Collaborative Degree Program Centennial site

3. Part 2: A Citation Direct Quote When you face a problem or situation and need to choose a course of action from several options, you are making a decision. "Decision making is a product of critical thinking that focuses on problem resolution" (Potter & Perry, 2009, p. 151). Following a set of criteria helps you make a well-reasoned decision. For example, decision-making occurs when a person chooses a fitness consultant. OR When you face a problem or situation and need to choose a course of action from several options, you are making a decision. Potter and Perry (2009) suggest that “[d]ecision making is a product of critical thinking that focuses on problem resolution" (p. 151). Following a set of criteria helps you make a well-reasoned decision. For example, decision-making occurs when a person chooses a fitness consultant. APA Manual, pp. 170 – 171. * Should be double-spaced. For illustrative reasons, it was not in this example.

4. Part 2: B Citation Direct Quote More than 40 words When you face a problem or situation and need to choose a course of action from several options, you are making a decision. Decision making is a product of critical thinking that focuses on problem resolution. Following a set of criteria helps you make a well-reasoned decision. For example, decision-making occurs when a person chooses a fitness consultant. To make a decision, the person has to recognize and define the problem (need for physical activity), assess all options (consider recommended trainers or choose in on the basis if proximity to the person's home). The person has to weigh each option against a set of criteria (e.g., credentials, reputation, experience), test possible options ( interview potential trainers; assess safety of equipment). consider consequences of the decision (increased fitness; risk of injury), and then make a final decision. (Potter & Perry, 2009, p. 151) Although the criteria follow a sequence of steps, decision making involves moving back and forth between steps when all criteria are considered. APA Manual. p. 171 * Should be double-spaced. For illustrative reasons, it was not in this example.

5. Part 2: C Citation Paraphrase Part of diagnostic reasoning is clinical inference: the process of drawing conclusions from related pieces of evidence (Higuchi & Donald, 2002). An inference involves forming patterns of information from data before making a diagnosis. seeing that a client has lost his appetite and experienced a loss of weight over the past month. the nurse infers that the client has a nutrition problem. OR Higuchi and Donald (2002) state part of diagnostic reasoning is clinical inference: the process of drawing conclusions from related pieces of evidence. An inference involves forming patterns of information from data before making a diagnosis. seeing that a client has lost his appetite and experienced a loss of weight over the past month. the nurse infers that the client has a nutrition problem. APA Manual, p. 174 * Should be double-spaced. For illustrative reasons, it was not in this example.

6. Part 3 References Reference Page Set-up 24 References Cohen, B. (2008). Health Promotion. In L. L. Stamler & L. Yiu (Eds.), Community Health Nursing: A Canadian Perspective, 2 nd ed. (pp. 117 – 126). Toronto: Pearson Prentice – Hall. Cooper, C. (2001). The Art of Nursing: A Practical Introduction. Toronto: W. B. Saunders Company. Hamilton, R., Williams, J. K., Skirton, H,. & Bower, B. J. (2009). Living with genetic test results for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 41 (3), 276 – 283. doi: 10.1111/j.1547.5069.2009.01279.x Lee, S. & Weiss, S. J. (2009). When the east meets the west: Intensive Care Unit experiences among first-generational Chinese parents. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 41(3), 268 – 275. Retrieved fromhttp://interscience.wiley.com/journal/jns.http://interscience.wiley.com/journal/jns * Should be double-spaced. For illustrative reasons, it was not in this example.