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NR501 Week 2 Assignment
Importance of Theory: Guidelines with Scoring
Rubric
PURPOSE
The purpose of this assignment is to a) identify
a nursing theory, b) analyze the importance of the selected theory to the
nursing profession, c) summarize key concepts and relationships among the
concepts of the selected nursing theory, d) present views of the selected
theory on areas of specialization, and e) communicate ideas in a clear,
succinct, and scholarly manner.
COURSE OUTCOMES
Through this assignment, the student will
demonstrate the ability to:
§ (CO#1) Analyze theories from nursing and relevant fields with
respect to their components, relationships among the components, logic of the
propositions, comprehensiveness, and utility to advanced nursing.(PO1)
§ (CO#3) Communicate the analysis of and proposed strategies for the
use of a theory in nursing practice.(PO3, 7, 10)
§ (CO#4) Demonstrate logical and creative thinking in the analysis
and application of a theory to nursing practice.(PO4, 7)
DUE DATE
Sunday 11:59 PM MT at the end of Week 2
TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE: 100
REQUIREMENTS
Description of the Assignment
This assignment focuses on the importance of
nursing theory within the profession. Selecting one nursing theory
(non-nursing theories are not allowed), the nursing theory will be presented by
identifying the key concepts present within the theory. The selected
nursing theory will then be applied to ONE of the following professional
nursing practice areas:
§ Education (e.g.undergraduate, staff development, etc.)
§ Leadership (e.g.nurse executive, manager, leader, etc.)
§ Informatics (e.g.data management, etc.)
§ Healthcare policy (e.g.application to local, state, national, or
global healthcare concerns, etc.)
§ Nurse practitioner
Criteria for Content
1. Introduction:
The introduction requires the following
information.
§ Statements about nursing theory in general
§ Identification of the ONE nursing theory (non-nursing theories are
not allowed) selected by the student to be used within this assignment.The
specific selected nursing theory may be from any of the three categories of
nursing theory (i.e. grand, middle-range, or practice), but must be a
specific nursing theory (i.e. Orem, Roy, Benner, etc.); a category may not
be used.
§ Identification of the sections of the paper.
§ References from nursing literature are required.
2. Importance of Nursing Theory:
This section requires the following information.
§ Present an analysis of the importance of nursing theory, in
general, to the nursing profession.Each of the following questions are to be
answered.
o Why should the study of nursing theory be
included in a master’s program?
o How is nursing theory useful to the nursing
profession?
o How can nursing theory be used to separate the
nursing profession from other healthcare professions?
o What would be ONE concern regarding the use of
nursing theory within the profession?
§ References from nursing literature are required.
3. Summary of Selected Nursing Theory:
This section requires the following information.
§ Present the name and author of the selected nursing theory
(bibliographic and historical information about the theory or theorist is NOT
included).Identify when the nursing theory was initially published and the
latest edition of the selected nursing theory.
§ Provide a summary of the key concepts contained within the
selected nursing theory.
§ Provide a detailed description of how this nursing theory
addresses each of the metaparadigms/ concepts (person, health, environment, and
nursing profession) associated with nursing.
§ Identify why this nursing theory selected and its potential use
within the student’s selected Master’s track (i.e.education, leadership,
informatics, healthcare policy, or nurse practitioner)
§ References from nursing literature are required.
4. Application of Specific Nursing Theory to Selected Professional
Nursing Practice area:
This section includes the following elements:
§ Present a discussion of how the selected nursing theory defines
and explains one of the following professional nursing practice areas:
o Education (e.g. undergraduate, staff
development, etc.)
o Leadership (e.g. nurse executive,
manager, leader, etc.)
o Informatics (e.g. data management, etc.)
o Healthcare policy (e.g. application to
local, state, national, or global healthcare concerns, etc.)
o Nurse practitioner
§ Present 2 (two) examples illustrating the above
information.Professional examples come from a student’s own practice
experiences or from the scholarly literature. If the example is from the
student’s experience, identify this as the source by using the first person in
describing the example.
§ Keep each example succinct (about 1 – 3 paragraphs).
§ References from nursing literature are required.
5. Conclusion:
This section includes the following elements:
§ Summarizes presented information regarding theory in general and
its use within the nursing profession
§ Summarizes the selected nursing theory.
§ Presents self-reflection regarding what was learned from writing
this assignment.
Criteria for Format and Special Instructions
1. A nursing theory was used.
2. This assignment must be submitted to TurnItIn™, as required by the
TurnItIn™ policy. A Similarity Index of “blue” or “green” must be
obtained. A score in the blue or green range indicates a similarity of
less than 24% which is the benchmark for CCN graduate nursing students. Any
other level of similarity index level requires the student to revise the
assignment before the due date and time. To allow sufficient time for
revision, early submission of the assignment to TurnItIn™ is highly
encouraged. The final submission will be graded by faculty. If a
Turnitin™ report indicates that plagiarism has occurred, the Academic Integrity
policy will be followed.
3. A minimum of 4 (four) scholarly references must be used. A
dictionary, required textbooks for this course, and Chamberlain College of
Nursing lesson information may NOT be used as scholarly references for this
assignment. References are current – within a 5-year time frame unless a
valid rationale is provided and the instructor has approved them. For
additional information regarding scholarly resources, please see “What is a
scholarly source?” located in the Course Resource tab. Information
from .com websites may be incorrect.
4. Title page, running head, body of paper, and reference page must
follow APA guidelines as found in the 6th edition of the manual. This
includes the use of headings for each section of the paper except for the
introduction where no heading is used.
5. The paper (excluding the title page and reference page) should be
at least 5, but no more than 7 pages. Points will be lost for not meeting
these length requirements.
6. Ideas and information that come from scholarly sources must be
cited and referenced correctly.
7. Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are
followed and consistent with formal, scientific writing.
8. PLEASE note: Do not rely on .com sites to identify the
nursing theory as they do not provide accurate information in all cases.
PREPARING THE ASSIGNMENT
Criteria for Format and Special Instructions
9. This assignment must be submitted to TurnItIn™, as required by the
TurnItIn™ policy. A Similarity Index of “blue” or “green” must be
obtained. A score in the blue or green range indicates a similarity of
less than 24% which is the benchmark for CCN graduate nursing
students. Any other level of similarity index level requires the student
to revise the assignment before the due date and time. To allow sufficient
time for revision, early submission of the assignment to TurnItIn™ is highly
encouraged. The final submission will be graded by faculty. If a Turnitin™
report indicates that plagiarism has occurred, the Academic Integrity policy
will be followed.
10.
A minimum of 4 (four)
scholarly references must be used.A dictionary, required textbooks for this
course, and Chamberlain College of Nursing lesson information may NOT be used
as scholarly references for this assignment. References are current –
within a 5-year time frame unless a valid rationale is provided and the
instructor has approved them.
11.
Title page, running
head, body of paper, and reference page must follow APA guidelines as found in
the 6th edition of the manual.This includes the use of headings for each
section of the paper except for the introduction where no heading is used.
12.
The paper (excluding the
title page and reference page) should be at least 5, but no more than 7
pages.Points will be lost for not meeting these length requirements.
13.
Ideas and information
that come from scholarly sources must be cited and referenced correctly.
14.
Rules of grammar,
spelling, word usage, and punctuation are followed and consistent with formal,
scientific writing.
15.
PLEASE note: Do not rely
on.com sites to identify the nursing theory as they do not provide accurate
information in all cases.
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