NIU NURS312 REFLECTIVE PAPER

REFLECTIVE PAPER

NURS 312

Total Points Possible = 20

Ø Papers DUE by 12:00 Midnight – Monday of finals week. No extensions permitted and No late papers will be accepted.

Ø Papers must be 2 full pages (double-spaced) in length – no more, no less. This paper involves your own perspectives, so do not include any references. Strict APA format is not required; however you must follow principles of good writing (no typos, clarity of sentences, attention to grammar, spelling and punctuation, etc.)

Ø What is a Reflective Paper?

o A reflective paper gives you the opportunity to reflect back on the experiences and learning you have obtained from this course and to place your learning in context with your past, present, and future professional nursing practice and experience.

o Reflecting on your learning helps to facilitate integration and synthesis of newly acquired knowledge and experience.

Ø What should be included?

o Consider how you will use what you learned in Research this semester.

o How does that learning relate to what you already know?

o What will you do to expand your knowledge base in research and evidence-based practice in the future?

Ø What should NOT be included?

o A list or description of what you learned.

o An evaluation of the course – that will be done through the course evaluation process.