The purpose of this assignment is to draft and submit a comprehensive and complete rough draft of an APA research paper. Your rough draft should include all of the research paper elements of a final draft.

Recommended: Before you begin, review chapter 10 in A Pocket Style Manual (APA) and chapters 13 and 14 in Research Techniques for Health Sciences.

Include the following in your 11-15 page rough draft:

• Headings
• Title page
• Abstract
• Introduction
• Literature review: a review of relevant studies focusing on the theory and its importance and implication for the study
• Research methods used and data collected
• Results and analysis of research findings
• Discussion of hypothesis/conclusion
• Reference page with a minimum of 10 references and appropriately used in-text citations for each
• Visuals: tables, figures, graphs, charts, images, or any other non-text content as applicable. You are required to include at least 1 visual aid in your final paper.
• Footnotes (if applicable)
• Appendices (if applicable)

Be sure to plan enough time for proofreading and editing.

Review the rubric for further information on how your assignment will be graded.

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Nursing is a profession that is physical, emotionally, and mentally challenging. Nurses have to cope with their fast-paced working environment involving caring for the sick patient, working with stressed doctors, assuring family members, and updating themselves with the new health care procedures and techniques. Due to the stress and hardships associated with the nursing profession, there is a high rate of nurse turnover in many healthcare organizations which has resulted in the shortage of nurses. The consequences and cost of the high rate of turnover among nurses are significant. This has created a high need to combat the high rate at which nurses are leaving their profession…

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