should be able to demonstrate a reflection on a current issue in nursing that impacts professional practice t

Purpose: The participant of this extra-credit paper should be able to demonstrate a reflection on a current issue in nursing that impacts professional practice. The scholarly paper must utilize peer- reviewed or scholarly articles to support the student’s position in the issue.

Direction: Share your ideas in a 1050 (minimum) -1750 (maximum) word paper not including cover and reference page. Find 3 current (less than 5 years since publication date) research articles regarding the nursing issue you intend to write about. You may seek approval from your theory instructor. Analyze and discuss the suggestions made in the articles regarding the issue in terms of the following critical elements:

1. Definition the nursing issue
2. Description of five influencing factors to the issue
3. Citation of the data from three or more sources to support importance of the issue 4. Addressing the challenges and consequences of not addressing the nursing issue 5. 1 or 2 strategies to solve the issue
6. Your personal thoughts on the severity of the problem as your introduction and your personal recommendations on how to solve the issue as your conclusion

Topic selections: Nursing shortage, Lack of evidence based practice, Lack of patient focused care ( only these topics pls)

Hint: You want to find “scholarly “articles that discusses; the issue, the impact of the issue to

nursing practice, the importance of addressing the issue

Hint: Please write in the third person this is not an “I” paper. The word count must be reflected on the cover page of your paper

Note: Write and Cite your references using APA format. Include a reference page