1. APA title page – include the course number and name, instructor name, and ass

1. APA title page – include the course number and name, instructor name, and assignment due
date. The title should be centered and bolded.
2. Body of the paper with APA in-text citations should be three- four pages. The paper must not
exceed 4 pages. Section headings are not to be used.
3. APA reference page is the final page.
4. Total paper should be a minimum of 5 pages (Title page, Main Body of 3-4 pages, Reference
page(s); body of paper should not be more than 4 pages.
5. Standard-sized paper (8.5″ x 11″), with 1″ margins on all sides and double-spaced.
6. Acceptable Fonts include 11-point Calibri, 11-point Arial, and 10-point Lucida Sans Unicode as
well as serif fonts such as 12-point Times New Roman, 11-point Georgia.
** Please review APA guidelines located on your D2L site under “assignments”.
Research Paper Assignment
RESEARCH PAPER TOPIC: Nurses’ roles and responsibilities in providing care and support
at the end-of-life
Your research paper must address these three Points:
1. What is the nurse’s role in providing care to the patient at end-of-life?
2. What specific ethical responsibilities does the nurse have when providing end-of-life care and
support?
3. What impact does the nurses’ role in end-of-life care have on the profession?
In addition, you must address a minimum of two of the questions below that are specific to this
topic. You may also provide your own question.
a. What are barriers or challenges in the nursing profession related to end-of-life care?
b. What impacts could providing end-of-life care have on the nurses’ own emotional or
psychological wellbeing?
c. What resources are available for providing ethically-appropriate end-of-life care?
d. Question of your own choosing