Notice that none of the above examples are examples of a thesis. The keyword and topic don't yet say anything about Snyder's ideas about work in the poem. With any yes/no question, the answer is simply one word -- either "yes" or "no" -- which doesn't encourage the more detailed discussion expected in the essay. The statement of fact is so obvious that there is no need to say anything more; anyone reading the first few lines of Snyder's poem would know this, so they definitely don't need to read a whole essay about it. Finally, the assertion of opinion simply pushes a value the writer holds on the reader without indicating reasons. The thesis must do more. Again, it has to make a strong statement about the topic, and that statement should be one that the essay writer can then give a variety of evidence in order to convince the reader. An example of a thesis that uses the above topic might be: In "Axe Handles," Gary Snyder demonstrates the similar importance of both physical and intellectual work. If you read this thesis in an essay, you can clearly see what the author is going to do with the bulk of his or her essay: S/he is going to give evidence that will convince the reader that, in "Axe Handles," Gary Snyder shows that he values physical and intellectual work in similar ways. The specific direction of the essay is now fairly clear. That is what any good thesis should do.
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Background: A critical need exists to improve quality and safety within RN-to-BSN education through innovative teaching strategies. RN-to-BSN students are poised to improve patient outcomes through system-level awareness by use of scholarly fieldwork projects within practice settings. The purpose of this scholarship of teaching project was to use an adapted version of the Systems Awareness Model to develop and categorize RN-to-BSN students’ learning experiences and capstone-type fieldwork projects guided by systems thinking. Faculty members of the Catalysts for Change Community led this project.
Methods: A modified Delphi technique using multiple iterations to reach consensus by faculty experts was used in the design of this scholarship of teaching project. The philosophical underpinning guiding this project was collaborative scholarship. The seven steps of the System Awareness Model adapted for leadership and management were used to guide faculty championing quality and safety of innovative teaching strategies in face-to-face, hybrid, or online teaching-learning environments.
Results: Faculty described examples of evidence-based practice (EBP), change, and practice projects including ideas, titles, and descriptions in alignment with Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies and with newly adopted American Association of Colleges of Nursing Education Essentials. A grading rubric is provided for evaluating fieldwork student project outcomes.
Conclusions: The teaching strategies and fieldwork projects described in this paper reinforce the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) RN-to-BSN White Paper and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) Teaching Standards. Suggestions for future research are offered.
Original language | American English |
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Journal | |
Volume | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 31 2021 |
T1 - Teaching Innovations Using Systems Thinking to Guide Fieldwork Projects in RN-to-BSN Education
AU - Brodhead, Josette
AU - Stalter, Ann M.
AU - Valazza, Veronica
AU - Barba, Marianne P.
AU - Bonnett, Pamela L.
AU - Fischetti, Natalie
AU - Jowell, Vicki
AU - Mckay, Mary
AU - Merriam, Deborah
AU - Messina, Barbara Ann M.
AU - Porter, Kimberly
AU - Provencio, Robyn
AU - Wiggs, Carol
AU - Winegardner, Sherri
PY - 2021/8/31
Y1 - 2021/8/31
N2 - Background: A critical need exists to improve quality and safety within RN-to-BSN education through innovative teaching strategies. RN-to-BSN students are poised to improve patient outcomes through system-level awareness by use of scholarly fieldwork projects within practice settings. The purpose of this scholarship of teaching project was to use an adapted version of the Systems Awareness Model to develop and categorize RN-to-BSN students’ learning experiences and capstone-type fieldwork projects guided by systems thinking. Faculty members of the Catalysts for Change Community led this project. Methods: A modified Delphi technique using multiple iterations to reach consensus by faculty experts was used in the design of this scholarship of teaching project. The philosophical underpinning guiding this project was collaborative scholarship. The seven steps of the System Awareness Model adapted for leadership and management were used to guide faculty championing quality and safety of innovative teaching strategies in face-to-face, hybrid, or online teaching-learning environments. Results: Faculty described examples of evidence-based practice (EBP), change, and practice projects including ideas, titles, and descriptions in alignment with Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies and with newly adopted American Association of Colleges of Nursing Education Essentials. A grading rubric is provided for evaluating fieldwork student project outcomes. Conclusions: The teaching strategies and fieldwork projects described in this paper reinforce the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) RN-to-BSN White Paper and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) Teaching Standards. Suggestions for future research are offered.
AB - Background: A critical need exists to improve quality and safety within RN-to-BSN education through innovative teaching strategies. RN-to-BSN students are poised to improve patient outcomes through system-level awareness by use of scholarly fieldwork projects within practice settings. The purpose of this scholarship of teaching project was to use an adapted version of the Systems Awareness Model to develop and categorize RN-to-BSN students’ learning experiences and capstone-type fieldwork projects guided by systems thinking. Faculty members of the Catalysts for Change Community led this project. Methods: A modified Delphi technique using multiple iterations to reach consensus by faculty experts was used in the design of this scholarship of teaching project. The philosophical underpinning guiding this project was collaborative scholarship. The seven steps of the System Awareness Model adapted for leadership and management were used to guide faculty championing quality and safety of innovative teaching strategies in face-to-face, hybrid, or online teaching-learning environments. Results: Faculty described examples of evidence-based practice (EBP), change, and practice projects including ideas, titles, and descriptions in alignment with Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies and with newly adopted American Association of Colleges of Nursing Education Essentials. A grading rubric is provided for evaluating fieldwork student project outcomes. Conclusions: The teaching strategies and fieldwork projects described in this paper reinforce the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) RN-to-BSN White Paper and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) Teaching Standards. Suggestions for future research are offered.
KW - Education, Nursing
KW - Innovative teaching strategies
KW - System awareness model
KW - Systems Analysis
UR - https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/nursing_faculty/345
U2 - 10.47988/janany.70813191.1.2
DO - 10.47988/janany.70813191.1.2
M3 - Article
JO - Journal of the American Nurses Association
JF - Journal of the American Nurses Association
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