Describe the major responsibilities, and what you think will be the most rewarding part of the career.

Nursing:?The?Personal?and?Professional?Boundary/ENGL 1180/Fall 2016 The Informative Research Essay

Topic:
The career you are pursuing (nursing), one conflict you might face professionally (the personal and professional boundary that exists in nursing), and suggestions for overcoming the situation.
Introduction (Two paragraphs)
Begin with a rhetorical question (the attention grabber). Respond to the question. Narrate what motivated you to pursue the career. (First person paragraph)
Describe the major responsibilities, and what you think will be the most rewarding part of the career. Is it possible that you will encounter communication, personality or behavioral issues with colleagues, clients, or the public within your career? Explain one kind of issue you might anticipate with your chosen career. Recognize that the career will have drawbacks that you will have to learn to overcome. End with a thesis that explains what you want your reader to know by the end of your essay. The thesis should focus on the conflict or situation that you will need to resolve. (Third person paragraph)
Body
Topic sentence. Introduce, describe, and discuss the conflict or situation. Define it thoroughly. Explain why it exists within the career. How do credible sources describe it? (One of your sources) Illustrate a specific example of the conflict; in other words, summarize an actual situation. (One of your sources) Remember that anytime you introduce an outside source, you must respond to it. What should people think when they read the information? What does this information suggest about the career or society? Why is the information that you have quoted or paraphrased important? Illustrate a second example of the conflict/issue/situation. Make sure to summarize part or an entire source and respond to it. (One of your sources)
Topic sentence. Introduce, describe, and discuss one solution to the conflict/situation/issue. Summarize and respond to a credible source. Remember that anytime you introduce an outside source, you must respond to it. What should people think when they read the information? What does this information suggest about the career or society? Why is the information that you have quoted or paraphrased important?
Topic sentence. Introduce, describe, and discuss another solution to the conflict/situation/issue. Summarize and respond to a credible source. Remember that anytime you introduce an outside source, you must respond to it. What should people think when they read the information? What does this information suggest about the career or society? Why is the information that you have quoted or paraphrased important?
Conclusion
Restate the thesis in words that are different from the introduction. Express what you think your reader has learned through your essay. Close with a motivational quote.

Works Cited (On an individual page)
You will cite five or six sources within the essay, and each must be listed on the references page. Sources must be credible, preferably from a library database. Credible sources outside a database must be .edu, .gov, or .org.