Submit the assignment as a 2- to 4-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style.
Topic of research: The
effectiveness and implications of implementing minimum nurse-to-patient ratio
policies in hospitals.
Specifically, you must address the following:
- State the purpose of your research.
- Consider the purpose of your research in relation to your topic.
- State your research question.
- State your revised research question.
- Based on your research, what is your potential answer to your question? Considering the potential answer to your research question now will help you write a thesis statement for your persuasive essay in a future assignment. The thesis statement will be an essential part of your essay.
- Describe the impact of using biased sources to support your topic.
- How does the presence of bias in your sources impact your argument?
- Describe how diverse perspectives from sources support your position. Consider the following:
- Are there multiple voices?
- How do these diverse perspectives from your research support your topic?
- List relevant sources to support your persuasive essay.
- Include at least one source from the Project Resources Document and at least two sources that you find through your own research using the Shapiro Library.
- Include an APA citation for each source.
- Describe how each source supports your topic.
- Briefly summarize each source.
- State why the source is credible.
- State how the source is relevant to your research question.