Health Care Career Paper Instructions

Topic

The purpose of this paper is for students to research, learn and write about specific elements of ahealth care worker’s career. Students are recommended to choose the health care worker in thefield they are planning to enter. Examples of paper topics include: Registered Nurse; Diagnostic Medical Sonographer; Physician Assistant; Pharmacy Technician; Massage Therapist or Radiographic Technologist. The Miami Dade College Campus’s (Medical Campus) Library has resources dedicated to these careers. Do not choose physicians or dentists as a topic as this paper is not designed for those careers.

Format

 The required format is APA 6th ed.
o Using MS Word, the paper is to be neat, and well organized using correct spelling

and grammar,
o Students need to use the information and resources located

MDC Learning Resources Website at http://www.mdc.edu/library. There you will at Search Resources, go to the Subject Guide, on the dropdown menu select Health and Medicine, then scroll down to HSC 0003 Health Care Career Paper. There is an APA 6th ed style Microsoft Word Template for you to use for this paper.

 A Cover Page
o In APA 6th ed. format

o All pages are numbered Body of the Report

o In APA 6th ed. format
o No abstract or introduction
o The body length is two pages. New Times Roman, 12-point font
o One inch margins
o Double spaced
o Left justification
o No lists, bullets, graphics, tables or pictures
o Work is to be expressed in paragraph form only

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HSC 0003, Health Care Career Paper (Rev. 2014, PL)

 References Page
o The title is References not Works Cited or Bibliography
o Indicate the exact source of the specific information used in the paper by citing all

references on the reference page.
o Only references cited in the paper with in text citations are to be included on the

reference page.
o Include a minimum of six different sources of information (books, professional

journal articles, electronic sources, websites, etc.).o Wikipedia is not acceptable as a reference

Plagiarism

The health care career paper is to be the student’s original work. Plagiarism is the improper borrowing of another person’s words, ideas, or methods. If you use another person’s material, you must acknowledge your source. When you cite a source properly, you have given credit where it is due, and you have also given your readers a way to locate the original material on their own. But, there is more than that to plagiarism. Copying material directly without placing it between quotation marks, even if you provide the source, is an act of plagiarism.

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HSC 0003, Health Care Career Paper (Rev. 2014, PL)

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES/ Related to registered nurse

•  Local/State/National Professional Organizations (cost to join as a student) (using correct APA citations)
•  Professional journals with address and cost. (using correct APA citations)
•  Are Continuing Educational Units (CEUs) required for this profession? If so howmany and how often (using correct APA citations)
•  Describe ways that members of a professional organization can gain continuing educationrequirements and earn CEUs (using correct APA citations)V. REFLECTION / PERSONAL CAREER PLAN

•  Reflect on how you see yourself “fitting” into this profession.
•  Describe a personal career plan for you to enter this field. Include goals,objectives and strategies.SOURCES, ORGANIZATION, FORMAT, SPELLING & GRAMMAR (10% of written paper grade)SOURCES OF INFORMATION

•  At least 6 substantial references are used. They may include: books; professional journal articles; and web sites.
•  All references are correctly cited on the Reference page in correct APA 6th ed format.ORGANIZATION, FORMAT, SPELLING, GRAMMAR

•  Well organized, with each section containing appropriate content
•  Double spaced, 12-pt font size, 1” margins.
•  Body of paper 2 pages with separate cover page and reference page.
•  Correct spelling and grammar.

*include a plan b in case midwife will not be suitable for me, what other position will it work for me.

COVER PAGE

ONE PAGE FOR PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES IN RELATION WITH REGISTERED NURSE

SECOND PAGE FOR MY REFLECTION RELATED TO MIDWIFE

REFERENCE PAGE