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Name of Project Due Date: 10/26

Type of Project: Caring Theory Integration Paper

Purpose: The objective of the paper is to explore ideas from Watson’s Theory of Human Caring
as these concepts relate to pediatric nursing practice.

Target Audience: (second-semester and third-semester students)

Criteria for Success:

Section 1. Summarize the pediatric case study and the health alteration. Describe the stage of
health alteration or illness in the case. Explain how the child and family situation affects the
health alteration and treatment plan

Section 2. Describe one (1) Caritas Process that relates to the case. Describe the Caritas
Process within the context of the Theory of Human Caring. Analyze how the Caritas Process is
relevant to the case. How would the ideas in the Caritas Process relate to the case? How do
these ideas guide nursing practice?

Section 3. Develop a specific nursing approach that applies ideas from the Caritas Process.
Fully develop the approach. This should be one full page in length.
• The nursing approach should be applicable to the case, and also practical to utilize with
patients and families in your own nursing practice.
• Students should reference ideas from the nursing literature (both journals and textbooks) to
develop a nursing approach.

The paper should be written in the student's own words, and no more than 4 pages in length,
including a title page and reference page.

Resources: Only journal articles (preferably peer-reviewed) and textbooks are allowed as
Resources: Only journal articles (preferably peer-reviewed) and textbooks are allowed as
references. Websites, blogs, Facebook groups, or personal pages are NOT allowed

Submission: (10/26/2020) by 11:59 am

Peer Evaluation: No peer evaluation

Grading Rubric

Rubric Template:

Avoid excessive use of quotations. Include page numbers, clear and accurate writing, following
APA (7th ed.) style. Use double spacing, 10-12 font, with 1-inch margins. Proper reference style
for citations must be used within the paper and in the reference list. Plagiarism guidelines will
be followed. The paper will be evaluated according to the criteria posted. A “similarity” score
should be under 20%. The number of direct quotes within an assignment (despite being
accurately cited) will be strictly limited and will be listed in the assignment grading rubric.

An electronic copy should be submitted in the assignment dropbox by the due date.
Papers received after this time will be considered late. If an illness or an emergency
prevents a student from meeting deadlines, the instructor must be notified before class.
The grade will be reduced by 33 points for each day the paper is late, up to 2 days. Papers
will not be accepted after 2 days late. Students will receive a grade of “0” for any assignment
that is over 2 days late or is plagiarized. If more than 2 pages of content are submitted,
only the first 2 pages are graded per the rubric.

Evaluation Criteria for Paper

_____ 1. (15%) Summarize the case study

(5%) Describe the health alteration in the pediatric case
(5%) Describe the stage of health alteration or illness in the case
(5%) Explain how the child and family situation affects the health alteration and

treatment plan

_____ 2. (15%) Summarize the selected Caritas Process

(5%) Describe the Caritas Processes within the context of the Theory of Human
Caring
(10%) Analyze how the Caritas Process relates to the case study

_____3. (40%) Suggested nursing approach

(5%) Reflects ideas in the Caritas Process
 (5%) Is relevant to the case study
(10%) Can be utilized with children and families in your own nursing practice.
(20%) The approach is coherent and fully developed (one full page in length)

_____ 4. (10%) Resources used as a rationale for approaches and as sources of content
(5%) At least one journal article relevant to the case is used as a reference
(5%) At least one textbook is used as a reference

_____ 5. (20%) Paper is written in a scholarly manner

(4%) The format includes a title page, the body of the paper, & reference page,
with pages numbered APA style
(4%) Paper is limited to 4 pages in length, which includes a title page and
reference page
(4%) References are cited in the paper according to APA style
(4%) References are listed on the reference page according to APA style
(4%) Grammar, language, spelling, and sentence structure are at a college writing
level

Footnote:

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