The purpose of this paper is for the student to strongly articulate a relevant issue or topic related to cultural assessment, disparity in health care, cultural assessment, environmental and/ or socioeconomic factors that impact nursing care. Your topic must be approved by the course instructor prior to beginning the paper. Guidelines for writing a position paper and components of the paper must contain the following (excerpted from Xavier University Library):
1. The introduction should clearly identify the issue and state the authors position. It should be written in a way that catches the readers attention.
2. The body of the position paper may contain several paragraphs. Each paragraph should present an idea or main concept that clarifies a portion of the position statement and is supported by evidence or facts. Evidence can be primary source quotations, statistical data, interviews with experts, and indisputable dates or events. Evidence should lead, through inductive reasoning, to the main concept or idea presented in the paragraph. The body may begin with some background information and should incorporate a discussion of both sides of the issue.
3. The conclusion should summarize the main concepts and ideas and reinforce, without repeating, the introduction or body of the paper. It could include suggested courses of action and possible solutions.
*I have included the Xavier University how to write a position paper the way my instructor wants us to write it.
****I chose African American and vaccine hesitancy and i would like it to be vaccines in general and more currently the covid 19 vaccine. I would like my position to be in support of the vaccine and why people should get it but tie it into the topic i got approved by my instructor. Please reach out if you have any questions
