Assignment: Nursing Theory Essay

Assignment: Nursing Theory Essay

As the nursing profession continually evolves, practice knowledge is increasing and closing the theory-practice gap. The purpose of this discussion is to explore how nursing theory is used as a framework in nursing research, building the body of professional nursing knowledge.

Instructions

1. Using one of the articles provided in this week’s course announcement, identify the nursing theory used to frame the nursing research.
2. Analyze the selected nursing theory and describe how the theory applies to nursing’s metaparadigm, including each of the following:
   • Person
   • Health
   • Environment
   • Nursing

Required article

Rosa, W. E., Dossey, B. M., Koithan, M., Kreitzer, M. J., Manjrekar, P., Meleis, A. I., Mukamana, D., Ray, M. A., & Watson, J. (2020).  Nursing Science Quarterly, 33(2), 178-182. https//:10.1177/0894318420903495

Important information for writing discussion questions and participation

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Plagiarism is highly prohibited. Please ensure you are citing your sources correctly using APA 7th edition. All assignments including discussion posts should be formatted in APA with the appropriate spacing, font, margin, and indents. Any papers not well formatted would be returned back to you, hence, I advise you review APA formatting style. I have attached a sample paper in APA format and will also post sample discussion responses in subsequent announcements.

Your initial discussion post should be a minimum of 200 words and response posts should be a minimum of 150 words. Be advised that I grade based on quality and not necessarily the number of words you post. A minimum of TWO references should be used for your initial post. For your response post, you do not need references as personal experiences would count as response posts. If you however cite anything from the literature for your response post, it is required that you cite your reference. You should include a minimum of THREE references for papers in this course. Please note that references should be no more than 5 years old except recommended as a resource for the class. Furthermore, for each discussion board question, you need ONE initial substantive response and TWO substantive responses to either your classmates or your instructor for a total of THREE responses. There are TWO discussion questions each week, hence, you need a total minimum of SIX discussion posts for each week. I usually post a discussion question each week. You could also respond to these as it would count towards your required SIX discussion posts for the week.

I understand this is a lot of information to cover in 5 weeks, however, the Bible says in Philippians 4:13 that we can do all things through Christ that strengthens us. Even in times like this, we are encouraged by God’s word that we have that ability in us to succeed with His strength. I pray that each and every one of you receives strength for this course and life generally as we navigate through this pandemic that is shaking our world today. Relax and enjoy the course!

Hi Class,

Please read through the following information on writing a Discussion question response and participation posts.

Contact me if you have any questions.

Important information on Writing a Discussion Question

• Your response needs to be a minimum of 150 words (not including your list of references)
• There needs to be at least TWO references with ONE being a peer reviewed professional journal article.
• Include in-text citations in your response
• Do not include quotes—instead summarize and paraphrase the information
• Follow APA-7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

Participation –replies to your classmates or instructor

• A minimum of 6 responses per week, on at least 3 days of the week.
• Each response needs at least ONE reference with citations—best if it is a peer reviewed journal article
• Each response needs to be at least 75 words in length (does not include your list of references)
• Responses need to be substantive by bringing information to the discussion or further enhance the discussion. Responses of “I agree” or “great post” does not count for the word count.
• Follow APA 7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

• Remember to use and follow APA-7th edition for all weekly assignments, discussion questions, and participation points.
• Here are some helpful links
• The is a great resource

 

 

Select only one of the four nursing theories and then using the selected theory analyze the nursing paradigm (person, health, environment, and nursing).

Estridge, K.M., Morris, D.L., Kolcaba, K., & Winkelman, C. (2018). Comfort and fluid retention in adult patients receiving hemodialysis. Nephrology Nursing Journal, 45(1), 25-33, 60.

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Barutcu, C.D. & Mert, H. (2016). Effect of support group intervention applied to the caregivers of individuals with heart failure on caregiver outcomes. Holistic Nursing Practice, 30, 272-282. https://doi.org/10.1097/HNP.0000000000000164

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Miller Westmoreland C., & Wojnar, D. (2019). Breastfeeding support guided by Swanson’s theory of caring. MCN, American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, 44, 351-356. https://doi.org/10.1097/NMC.0000000000000570

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Turan Kavradim, S., & Canli Ozer, Z.  (2020). The effect of education and telephone follow-up intervention based on the Roy Adaptation Model after myocardial infarction: Randomised controlled trial. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Science, 34, 247–260.  https://doi.org/10.1111/scs.12793

Purpose

The purpose of the graded collaborative discussions is to engage faculty and students in an interactive dialogue to assist the student in organizing, integrating, applying, and critically appraising knowledge regarding advanced nursing practice. Scholarly information obtained from credible sources as well as professional communication are required. Application of information to professional experiences promotes the analysis and use of principles, knowledge, and information learned and related to real-life professional situations. Meaningful dialogue among faculty and students fosters the development of a learning community as ideas, perspectives, and knowledge are shared.

Due Date

The initial posting to the graded collaborative discussions is due by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT. Peer and faculty responses are due by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT. All posts for Week 8 are due by the close of class on Saturday, 11:59 p.m. MT. Please note that the late assignment policy does not apply to the collaborative discussions.

Discussion Criteria

Review the discussion criteria:

Application of Course Knowledge

· The student post contributes unique perspectives or insights gleaned from personal experience or examples from the healthcare field. The student must accurately and fully discuss the topic for the week in addition to providing personal or professional examples. The student must completely answer the entire initial question.

Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue

· The student responds to a student peer and course faculty to further dialogue.

· Peer Response: The student responds substantively to at least one topic-related post by a student peer. A substantive post adds

content or insights or asks a question that will add to the learning experience and/or generate discussion.

· A post of “I agree” with a repeat of the other student’s post does not count as a substantive post. A collection of shallow posts does not equal a substantive post.

· The peer response must occur on a separate day from the initial posting.

· The peer response must occur before Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT.

· The peer response does not require a scholarly citation and reference unless the information is summarized and/or direct quotes are used, in which APA style standards then apply.

· Faculty Response: The student responds substantively to at least one question by course faculty. The faculty question may be directed to the student, to another student, or to the entire class.

· A post of “I agree” with a repeat of the faculty’s post does not count as a substantive post. A collection of shallow posts does not equal a substantive post.

· The faculty response must occur on a separate day from the initial posting.

· Responses to the faculty member must occur by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT.

· This response does not require a scholarly citation and reference unless the information is summarized and/or direct quotes are used, in which APA style standards then apply.

Integration of Evidence

· The student post provides support from a minimum of at least three (3) sources which may include assigned readings, or weekly module content, or outside scholarly sources. The scholarly source when used is: 1) evidence-based, 2) scholarly in nature, 3) published within the last 5 years, and 4) an in-text citation. The student initial response to the graded discussion must include at least 1 source. Responses to peer and/or faculty, citations and references are included when information is summarized/synthesized and/or direct quotes are used, in which APA style standards then apply.

· It is important that student utilizes support from the literature that is grounded in the literature providing sources relevant to the discussion posting. One source may come from the online weekly content.

· Scholarly Sources

· Two (2) scholarly sources should be used in the discussion board assignments across the week.

· These include peer-reviewed publications.

· Textbooks are not considered scholarly sources. However, in some assignments, support from textbooks may be used on a limited basis when accompanied with additional scholarly sources if specified in the assignment guidelines or with instructor approval.

· Scholarly sources may be present in the weekly readings and students may choose to utilize these.

· Wikipedia, Wikis, .com website or blogs should not be used.

· Sources should be no more than five years old unless they are historical or seminal references or approved by your instructor.

· Literature Sources:

· Grey literature is scholarly but not peer-reviewed. These resources can be used but do not meet requirements for peer-reviewed sources.

· Refer to the assignment guidelines to determine which grey literature sources (e.g., professional organization website, white papers) are appropriate to be used for discussions or assignments and would constitute receiving full credit for using this resource in the paper or discussion.

· Government reports are actually part of the grey literature – they are not peer reviewed and the government’s main purpose is not the publication of literature.

· Internet resources on dissertations, a form of grey literature, provide additional views on the scholarly level of this literature

· Papers written for Chamberlain College of Nursing should be the student’s original work and contain no more than one short quotation for every three pages or as designated in the assignment guidelines. Quotations should be avoided if possible.

(Chamberlain Guidelines for Writing Professional Papers, 2020)

Professionalism in Communication

· The post presents information in logical, meaningful, and understandable sequence, and is clearly relevant to the discussion topic. Grammar, spelling, and/or punctuation are accurate.

Wednesday Participation Requirement

· The student provides a substantive response to the graded discussion question(s) or topic(s), posted by the course faculty (not a response to a peer), by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT of each week.

Total Participation Requirement

· The student provides at least three substantive posts (one to the initial question or topic, one to a student peer, and one to a faculty question) on two different days during the week.

 

Rubric

Discussion Criteria	Highest Level Performance: A	Very Good or High Level of Performance: B	Acceptable Level of Performance: C	Failing Level of Performance: F
Left blank	10 points	9 points	8 points	0 points
Application of Course Knowledge: Answers initial discussion question(s)/ topic(s), demonstrating knowledge, understanding of weekly concepts.	Addresses all aspects of the initial discussion question(s) applying experiences, knowledge, and understanding.	Addresses most aspects of the initial discussion question(s) applying experiences, knowledge, and understanding.	Addresses some aspects of the initial discussion question(s) applying experiences, knowledge, and understanding.	Does not address the initial question(s).
Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue with Peers and Faculty: The student responds to a student peer and course faculty to further dialogue.	Responds to student peer AND course faculty furthering dialogue by providing more information and clarification, adding much depth to discussion.	Responds to a student peer AND course faculty furthering the dialogue by adding some depth to the discussion.	Responds to a student peer and/or course faculty, adding minimal depth to the discussion.	No response post to another student or course faculty.
Integration of Evidence: Includes assigned readings, or weekly module content, or outside scholarly sources. Includes three sources to support weekly concepts. A scholarly source is defined on page 2 of these guidelines. These sources may be evident across the 3 postings.	Sources are credited.* At least 3 sources to support posts.	Sources are credited.* At least 2 sources to support posts.	Sources are credited.* At least 1 source to support posts.	No scholarly source provided to support posts.

 

 

Professionalism in Communication

Presents information using clear, concise language in organized manner (0-1 error patterns in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation).

Presents information using clear, concise language in organized manner (2-3 error patterns in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation).

Presents information using understandable language; information is not organized 4-5 error patterns in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation).

Presents information that is not clear, logical, professional, or organized; reader has difficulty understanding the post; 6 or more error patterns in English grammar, spelling, syntax, punctuation).

 

 

Participation

Left blank	5 points	0 points
Participation Wednesday Response: Responds to initial discussion question(s) by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT.	Posts substantive response to initial discussion question(s) by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT.	Does not post substantive response to initial discussion question(s) by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT.
Total Participation Responses: Participates in discussion thread at least three times on at least 2 different days.	Posts in discussion at least three times AND on two different days during discussion week.	Posts fewer than three times OR does not participate on at least two different days during discussion week.

 

NOTE: To receive credit for a week’s discussion, students may begin posting no earlier than the Sunday immediately before each week opens. Unless otherwise specified, access to most weeks begins on Sunday at 12:01 a.m. MT, and that week’s assignments are due by the next Sunday by 11:59 p.m. MT. Week 8 opens at 12:01 a.m. MT Sunday and closes at 11:59 p.m. MT Saturday.

A zero is the lowest score that a student can be assigned.

Faculty may submit any collaborative discussion posting to Turnitin in order to verify originality.

 

* Using APA style and formatting, in text citations are included for all sources. Matching references are included for all in-text citations. Due to the formatting constraints of Canvas, references included in the discussion must include complete information. Canvas will not allow a hanging indent; it is not required.