NR351 Week 4 Professional Paper Worksheet Template 

Directions:  

1. See the NR351 Week 4 Professional Paper Worksheet Assignment page.  
2. Read the NR351 Announcement entitled IMPORTANT: Assigned Article for Weeks 4 & 6 Assignments:  
3. Download in PDF format the assigned article linked in that announcement; save it to your computer for future use.  
4. Locate the sentence required for quotation and citation. (The required sentence for direct quotation and citation is located on page 53 near the bottom of the left-hand column.  The sentence begins with the words: Effective communication during handoffs is essential since)
5. Locate the sentence required for paraphrasing and citation. (The required sentence for paraphrasing and citation is located on page 51 near the middle of the right-hand column. The sentence begins with the words: To be effective, a handoff tool must include patient-specific information that is clear,)
6. Read the entire article. 
7. Carefully review the resources and page numbers below to help you with APA format in this assignment.  
8. Complete each item below. All lines should be double spaced.  
9. Submit the completed template on the assignment page.  

Complete each item below:  

1. Reference for Assigned Article:  

Create a reference for the assigned article (see announcement) using correct APA format including: author(s), year, article title, journal name, volume number, issue number, page numbers, italics, parentheses, punctuation, double line spacing, and hanging indent. Include DOI if available. 

[See pages 316-317 in APA 7^th Edition Manual] 

Type the reference for the assigned article here beginning on the line below:  

• Quotation and Citation:  

Type the assigned quotation from the assigned article (see announcement) using correct APA citation including quotation marks, names of author(s), year, page abbreviation, page number, and parentheses, and punctuation.  

[See pages 261-262, 266, and 270-272 in APA 7^th Edition Manual] 

Type the assigned quotation and citation here beginning on the line below:  

• Paraphrased Area and Citation:  

Type appropriately paraphrased version of the assigned sentence (see announcement) using correct APA citation including names of author(s), year, and parentheses, and punctuation.  

[See pages 261-262, 266, and 269 in APA 7^th Edition Manual] 

Type an appropriate paraphrase and citation of the assigned sentence here beginning on the line below:  

• Assigned Article Summary:  

Summarize the assigned article using 200-210 words. Include all of the main ideas from the assigned article. The Summary must contain the assigned sentence for quotation and citation as noted in the announcement, the assigned sentence for the paraphrased area with citation as noted in the announcement, several additional paraphrased areas, and appropriately formatted citations.  You may also include one more short quotation if you wish.

Type your 200-210 word summary of the assigned article here beginning on the next line: