Assignment: Accountability in Healthcare This assignment will be at least 1500 words. Address each bulleted item (topic) in detail including the questions that follow each bullet. There should be thre
(In 7th edition APA there is no running head or headers used) The page number goes at the right margin on the same line as the running head. DO NOT USE the typing template in the classroom for your title page, due to it is INCORRECT. All red print is meant to be cues, not used on your paper.
Center the title page info ½ way down the page as below:
APA Sample Paper Title (Example: Washing the Dog)
Your Name (No Credentials per APA guidelines)
Aspen University
Several spaces go here
Author Note (the words Author Note must appear here)
Course Number and Name (Like: N492, Community Health I)
Name of Professor (Tammy Fisher, DNP MSN-Ed, RN)
Date of submission (Example: May 2016)
Washing the Dog (Introductory title of your paper centered on page two if you want to add a title, and place no extra spaces between header and headings or paragraphs. All double spaced. Example: Washing the Dog)
This is your first paragraph, it comes immediately after the repeated title. Note that it should not have the title of, “Introduction,” as this is assumed. Tell the reader what items you are going to cover in your paper. Also notice that everything is double-spaced. Because this is a paragraph, it needs at least three sentences. Always indent 0.5 inches for paragraphs. To set up Word to do this automatically, go into your paragraph options. Under the indentation tab or section, find “Special” and choose “first line” by 0.5. This is the same place where you can set up your references to be in “hanging” paragraph format. Also, under the tab or section that says “spacing” you can set line spacing to double. Be sure left and right indentation and before and after spacing is set to 0 on settings.
First Heading (Always Level One)
Begin your first assignment here, immediately after the first heading, also known as a level one subheading. Please note that the subheading is bold, centered, and the first letter of each main word is capitalized. The subheading should never be a repeat of the assignment questions or a case study copied and pasted. It should be also short enough to fit all on one line.
Level Two Subheading (This could say something like: Preparing Dog Bath Water)
The level two subheading is a further breakdown of the level one subheading. For example, you might use a level two subheading if you were completing a case study with a number of questions. This type of subheading is on the line above the text of the paragraph, bold, flush left, and has the first letter of each major word capitalized. Again, it should fit all on one line and not be an exact repeat of the question. (LEVEL THREE, FOUR, OR FIVE SUBHEADING-THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED and MAY CAUSE MORE TROUBLE FOR THE STUDENT).
Level Three Subheading
A level three subheading is a further breakdown from the level two subheading. You might use this if there are multiple parts to one of the questions in a case study. This type of subheading is bold, italic, title case. For this level, the text of the paragraph starts on the next line.
Level Four Subheading. The level four subheading is a further breakdown of the level three subheading. It is to be bold, and title case and end with a period. For this level, the text starts immediately after the period, on the same line.
Level Five. A level five subheading is a further breakdown of a level four subheading. It is bold, italic, indented, and title case. For this level, just as in level four, the text starts immediately after the period, on the same line.
General APA Writing Tips
In APA 7th edition, you may refer to yourself in the first person. You must stay in first person, if you choose to begin the document in first person. The APA discourages use of, This student or this author, or this writer. Be clear and concise in your writing. Avoid using any slang in any way. This also means you would not say something like, “She gave him the third degree”. “Third degree” is slang, and should not be included in scholarly writing. Avoid contractions in your writing. Do not say someone can’t, say that someone cannot. Do you see how that sounds better? Also note that in all Aspen assignments that ask for student reflection, opinion, or input or thoughts on a situation- it is permitted to use first person of : I, you, we, us, me, my. Slang words include per, so instead of per, use according to.
Conclusion
All documents in APA format require the introduction paragraph and the conclusion paragraph. All paragraphs are at least three sentences. Conclusion sums up the entire paper and there is only ONE conclusion in a paper. In this paper, directions were given on how to wash the dog. The steps of setting up the bath, bathing, and correct care of the dog were noted.
TIPS
Always be sure that every citation in text in your paper has a corresponding reference and that the reference offers the same information and “matches”. So, if you have a citation of (Fisher, 2017) there has to be a reference for Fisher. You cannot cite the author in text and then the article in the references due to that does not “match”.
Note also that APA is never to be numbered paragraphs or lists. The APA style is paragraphs with correct headings. Numbers, Acronyms such as RN cannot be used in headings, titles or as first word of the sentence unless it is spelled out.
References
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Fowler, F. (2013). Policy studies for educational leaders (4th ed.). Pearson.
McCance, K.A. & Huether, S.E. (2010). Pathophysiology: The biologic basis for disease in adults and children (6th ed.). Mosby.
National Science Foundation: Science Education Resource Center at Carlton College, (2010). Fink taxonomy of significant learning. http://serc.carleton.edu/details/images/22750.html
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