When appropriate, alternative views are considered and analyzed with an intellectual

The paper should be a maximum of 12-15 pages or 3000 words excluding the title page, references, and annexes.
A publishable manuscript should be formatted in line with the requirements of the journal using the author guidelines of the journal you intend to publish with and include the journal name and website on the cover page.
The paper should be formatted using the author guidelines of the journal you intend
to publish with and include the journal name and website.
Students are encouraged to source for journals with open access publications and no article processing fees.
The paper should be a review of a health policy issue based on the health issue you selected (Expanding the Registered Nurse scop of practice – proscribing medications) and proposed for your final essay.
A well-written paper will examine an existing policy with particular attention to the intended outcome and implementation of the policy; identify the policy issue and analyze the role of evidence in the policy formation and implementation.
Additionally, the paper presents informed opinion and independent thinking supported by facts and references.
Finally, the paper will propose recommendations to either strengthen or change the existing or inform future policy.
Guidelines for writing a commentary: https://www-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.proxy1.lib.uwo.ca/pmc/articles/PMC4789530/
General Requirements:
1. Times New Roman 12 pt. font, double spaced, APA 7 format (except journals specify)
2. Composition is written in a fluent, clean, and concise style.
3. Ideas are well developed within each paragraph or section, and continuity of ideas exists
between paragraphs.
4. Generalizations are supported by specific evidence or a well-developed argument.
5. Literature sources are used to support an argument with facts or expert opinions.
6. Literature sources are appropriate and adequate in number and kind.
7. Total impression on the reader is one of coherence and unity.
8. Literature sources are primary and make a significant contribution to achieving the paper’s
purpose.
9. When appropriate, original arguments are presented about the issue at hand.
10. When appropriate, alternative views are considered and analyzed with an intellectual
detachment that overrides personal preoccupations.
11. The writing is imaginative, innovative, and individualistic, revealing an active mind and
showing an ability to apply personal experiences to analysis (if appropriate).