BSN436 Developing Nursing Practice Module 2 Assignment 1
BSN436 Developing Nursing Practice Module 2 Assignment 1
You will find a discussion of Howard Gardner’s list of Multiple Intelligences (Rubenfeld & Scheffer, 2015, Box 3-2, p. 61) in the textbook readings this week. Review the different categories in the text and write a 2-3-page paper (excluding title page and reference page) that explains how an experienced nurse can use these categories to nurture critical thinking and clinical judgment skills in a novice nurse. In this paper discuss:BSN436 Developing Nursing Practice Module 2 Assignment 1
the importance of understanding multiple intelligences
four of the types of intelligences from Gardner’s list. Describe how at least two intelligences relate to your way of thinking and give examples from your nursing practice.
the positive or negative impact of using multiple intelligences when mentoring nurses (those with experienced and/or novice nurses). Include specific examples from your nursing practice/experience.
how to improve the mentoring/learning process using the concepts of multiple intelligences.
You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.
Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.
Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.
The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.