Discipline Specific Knowledge Group Assignment (5%): Maximum of 2 pages excluding title page and references. Do not include an abstract with this paper.  Upload the paper including the title page and reference page(s) into the Assignment Link located in Unit 15 in Course Materials. The minimum number of references for this paper is 3.

Read the following article which is located in Units 11 and 12:

Butts, J.B., Rich, K.L., & Fawcett, J. (2012). The future of nursing: How important is discipline-specific knowledge? A conversation with Jacqueline Fawcett. Nursing Science Quarterly, 25(2), 151-154. doi: 10.1177/0894318412437955.

Butts, Rich, and Fawcett (2012) ask us to consider, whether the discipline of nursing will survive, given the movement of nursing toward an interdisciplinary practice framework (p. 154).

Please note that the authors are not taking a position regarding interdisciplinary practice but rather an interdisciplinary practice framework. There is a difference between these two.

Brainstorm in your group and take a position on the following statement,

whether the discipline of nursing will survive, given the movement of nursing toward an interdisciplinary practice framework (Butts, Rich, & Fawcett, 2012, p. 154)

    As a group agree or disagree with this statement. State your position and provide an argument to support your position
    Use a minimum of two scholarly references to support your position
    Limit the paper to two pages double spaced excluding title page and reference page. There will be a one-point deduction for papers that exceed the two page limit

For the purpose of this assignment, either position is correct. The assignment will be evaluated on the argument you present and supporting documentation you provide.

Conduct all brainstorming in your group in the Class Discussion forum entitled, Group Assignment Discipline Specific Knowledge. Group membership will be assigned by the professor. Each group will prepare one response to the assignment. Once the group reaches consensus, one member of the group posts the assignment into the assignment link in Unit 13. The submitted assignment will be graded according to the criteria below. Each member of the group will earn a grade for his/her individual contribution to the assignment. Each students final grade for the assignment will be the average of the two grades.

    Introduction (20 points) Grab the readers attention in the first few sentences. State why this topic is important to nursing practice. End the introduction with a purpose statement (The purpose of this paper is to).

    Groups Position (60 points) Present the groups position and provide an argument to support your position using scholarly references to support your position.

    Conclusions (20 points) Completely summarize your thoughts without introducing new content.

APA This paper must be presented in an organized and scholarly fashion following APA 7th edition guidelines. Up to seven (7) points can be deducted for the following: 
1.    Clarity 3 points
2.    References 2 points
3.    APA Format 2 points