What is the history of this nursing specialty? When/why did it come about What are the rewards and challenges of this nursing specialty? Is this nursing specialty recognized by the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA)? What does the future look like for this specialty? Trends?

Health Benefits of Breastfeeding

Recommended approach:

Step 1: Clarify & research your nursing specialty
Nursing Specialty topics include:
􀁸Maternal Health
Health benefits of breastfeeding

The topics listed above identify large areas of nursing that may include more specific areas of nursing. For example: Public Health/Community nursing may include: outreach/street; occupational health; home care; forensic; correctional; parish/faith nursing.

Students are permitted to choose the nursing specialty. Students are encouraged to clarify their choice of topic with the professor if they are unsure regarding appropriateness.

Your scholarly literature review of the specialty area should include the following information:
􀁸What is the role of the nurse?
􀁸Who are his/her/their clients?

Remember: the more specific your nursing specialty, the more difficulty you will have in finding scholarly resources.
Questions to consider are: MUST ANSWER THESE
􀁸What is the history of this nursing specialty? When/why did it come about?
􀁸What are the rewards and challenges of this nursing specialty?
􀁸Is this nursing specialty recognized by the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA)?
􀁸What does the future look like for this specialty? Trends?

Step 2: Research health promotion or advocacy
Define health promotion. Consider the role of health promotion or advocacy within the Canadian healthcare system.
What is nursing’s role in health promotion or advocacy?

Step 3: Link health promotion or advocacy to your specialty
Explain how the specialty and health promotion or advocacy are linked. Consider how health promotion or advocacy might be applied to your nursing specialty. Are there any evidenced-based resources to help you deepen your understanding of health promotion or advocacy within your nursing specialty? Select one health promotion/prevention this specialty does and expand on the concept.

Step 4: Review the expectations of the paper. Review APA 6th ed format. Review the marking rubric.
Remember the purpose of your paper. Refer to the OWL Purdue website for APA formatting. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html

Step 5: Begin to write your first draft.

Introduction: Should clearly identify the purpose and direction of your paper (i.e. should clearly state for the reader what can be expected from your paper). Ex/explaining health promotion with citation, introducing the nursing specialty and health promotion to be discussed…

Body: Present your findings and ideas in a succinct manner (on the specialty, on health promotion or advocacy and the application of health promotion). Support your ideas by evidence in the body of the paper. It needs to flow, easy to follow, logical sequence.

Conclusion (Summary): Includes a very brief repeat of what the opening paragraph identified in your paper. It should state the importance of the stated health promotion.

Step 6: Review, re-work, review, re-work.
Submit your paper to the writing center for APA formation and proof reading of the paper. This will provide you with constructive feedback (everyone needs an editor). Ask your volunteer reader what they understood about the message of the paper (Example: Did your editor learn anything from your paper? Is your editor able to clearly summarize the content of your paper? Such as what is health promotion, what is the nursing specialty, and background of this specialty, and a specific health promotion they do, and the importance of such application. Utilize the feedback provided to revise
your paper.

Step 7: Finalize your paper.
Grade your paper using the rubric provided. Have you done what you were asked to do? Check the
original content of your paper. Is there research to back up the data? Do you have enough original content or is the paper heavily-weighted with other people’s ideas? I still want to hear your thoughts through this paper. Are all borrowed ideas properly cited? If not, make the appropriate changes.

Step 8: Submit your paper. Ensure that your paper is professionally prepared and submitted electronically via BrigthSpace prior to the deadline identified in the course schedule