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National Essay Competition 2016

National Essay Competition for Clinical Nurses and Student Nurse

25.05.2016
Dear All,
All your essays are sent to the evaluators, soon we will update you the status. 


NOTE: We will be continuing the process of publishing the magazine for nurses every quarterly, request you all to scribble your daily experiences and articulate into an article. You can also choose any topic and write a critique. 





Dear All,
We as a group called FINA- Registering the thoughts, have decided to organize a national level essay writing competition for clinical nurses and nursing student. Here are the details of the same.

National Essay Competition for Clinical Nurses
Topics

1      Patient right: A tool for effective nursing care
2.      Clinical area shift (transfer between the department): A power play for seniors and authority
3.      Strategies to improve nurse’s image and dignity in society
4.      Nurse practitioner and Nurse Specialist: A clinical career pathway
5.      Privatization of nursing education and standard of clinical care.
  1. Language: Hindi and/or English
Maximum word limit: 2000 words (it will be assessed by Microsoft word)
Instructions

  1. Content should be original
  2.  Content will be tested for the plagiarism (copying the content).
  3. As and when required can quote the reference.
  4. For Post Graduate Nurses, they should use the Vancouver style of references.
Essay Evaluation Criteria
Criteria
Details
Grading
Content
A thought-provoking
Skillful analysis that demonstrates some thinking and imagination
Assertions that are backed up by evidence
Avoidance of generalizations that cannot be proven
Consideration of different perspectives, to include complexities in your argument
1-      10
Organization
Sentences that follow logically; coherent, focused paragraphs with topic sentences and effective transitions.
A conclusion that does not simply restate the thesis, but brings the parts of the essay together and provides closure.
1-      10
Mechanics
Generally free of mechanical errors such as run-on sentences, misused commas, misplaced modifiers, etc.; strong, direct, active sentences that contain a clear subject and an appropriate verb with an obvious connection to the object when one is required.
1-      10
Format
Typed and double-spaced, and generally free of typographical errors; normal margins (1 each all the side), 1.5 spacing and pages numbered.
Front page separate (not included in the word limit) name, class, date, and title of the essay, name of the institution with its full address.
1-      5

Selection Criteria
Phase 1: The entire essay will be evaluated by one nursing faculty, one language expert and non- medical personnel.
Phase 2: top twenty will be selected for the oral evaluation (this can be done over telephonic and/or as an oration)
Phase 3: The judges will take a final discussion and will decide three prizes.
Awards
There will three prizes separately for English and Hindi essays.



National Essay Competition for Nursing Student.
Topics:

  1. Is nursing a profession or occupation?
  2. Student and teacher in nursing education system.
  3. Scientific culture in nursing pedagogy
  4. My rights as being student nurse
  5. Privatization of nursing education and professionalism


Language :
Sl no
Course
Language
1
GNM/Diploma
Hindi and English
2
B Sc
Hindi and English
3
M Sc
English

Maximum word limit: 2000 words (it will be assessed by Microsoft word)
Instructions

  1. Content should be original
  2.  Content will be tested for the plagiarism (copying the content).
  3. As and when required can quote the reference.
  4. For Post Graduate Nurses, they should use the Vancouver style of references.
Essay Evaluation Criteria
Criteria
Details
Grading
Content
A thought-provoking
Skillful analysis that demonstrates some thinking and imagination
Assertions that are backed up by evidence
Avoidance of generalizations that cannot be proven
Consideration of different perspectives, to include complexities in your argument
1-      10
Organization
Sentences that follow logically; coherent, focused paragraphs with topic sentences and effective transitions.
A conclusion that does not simply restate the thesis, but brings the parts of the essay together and provides closure.
1-      10
Mechanics
Generally free of mechanical errors such as run-on sentences, misused commas, misplaced modifiers, etc.; strong, direct, active sentences that contain a clear subject and an appropriate verb with an obvious connection to the object when one is required.
1-      10
Format
Typed and double-spaced, and generally free of typographical errors; normal margins (1 each all the side), 1.5 spacing and pages numbered.
Front page separate (not included in the word limit) name, class, date, and title of the essay, name of the institution with its full address.
1-      5

Selection Criteria
Phase 1: The entire essay will be evaluated by one nursing faculty, one language expert and non- medical personnel.
Phase 2: top twenty will be selected for the oral evaluation (this can be done over telephonic and/or as an oration)
Phase 3: The judges will take a final discussion and will decide three prizes.
Categories of awardees
GNM Nursing Student
Three prizes

B Sc Nursing Student
Three prizes

M Sc Nursing Student
Three prizes





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