How to Write Nursing Essay Introduction Paragraphs

How to Write Nursing Essay Introduction Paragraphs

Here’s a simple template for crafting an introduction:

1. What has been discussed or done on this topic?
2. What’s the issue with the existing discussions or actions?
3. What solution will you propose to address the problem? (Your thesis statement is the answer to this question.)
4. How does your solution contribute to social change?

For example:

1. What has been discussed or done?

Since 1880, Constance Fenimore Woolson’s short story, “Rodman the Keeper,” has often been praised for its “sympathy and sensitivity to the South” (Weekes, 2002, p. 34).

2. What’s the issue with the existing discussions or actions?

Contrary to this assessment, I argue that Woolson’s portrayal of the Southern economy contradicts this view.

3. What solution will you propose to address the problem?

Thus, I will not focus solely on the sympathetically depicted hardships of the Southern working class, as most critics do. Instead, I will explore the causes and consequences of this hardship. This approach will shed light on an aspect of “Rodman” that many critics have overlooked: the financial irresponsibility of the “thriftless,” “prideful” Southerner and the recurring failure in their attempts to sustain their economy independently.

4. How does your solution contribute to social change?

Scattered throughout Woolson’s text, these accusations of incompetence suggest that Woolson is less interested in “preserving a record of the quickly fading southern values, society, and way of life” (Weekes, 2002, p. 37) and more focused on establishing Northern superiority.