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NU500 Theoretical Foundations for Nursing

Unit 1 Discussion

Introduction
to Nursing Theory and Certification

Discussion
Question/Prompt [Due Wednesday]

Please
complete the following steps for your initial discussion post:

Watch the
NU 500 Certification Success Presentation

Certification
Success Preview the document[Powerpoint Presentation]

Visit the
websites of the organizations that offer certification exams for your specialty
MSN track- NE, NL, or FNP by clicking on the links below. (BSN students, choose
one specialty track of interest- FNP, NE or NL).

FNP: AANP (Links to an external site.) and ANCC
(Links to an external site.) (FNP)

or

Nurse
Educator: NLN (Links to an external
site.) (CNE) and ANCC (Links to an external site.) (Nursing Professional
Development)

or

Nurse
Leader: AONL (Links to an external
site.) (Formerly AONE) and ANCC (Links to an external site.) (NL)

Compare and
summarize the requirements that are needed to be eligible for the two exams in
your chosen specialty track.

Describe
the value of certification in your chosen specialty track.

How can
certification enhance your career goals for professional advancement in
nursing?

How can
application of nursing theory benefit you personally and empower/advance the
nursing profession as a whole?

Responses
need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking
and analysis and include peer-reviewed journal evidence to support the
student’s position.

Please be
sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA
format and use level headers for each discussion prompt.

Estimated
time to complete: 2 hours

Discussion
Peer/Participation Prompt [Due Sunday]

Please
respond to at least 2 of your peer’s posts.

Compare
your peers’ responses about the value of certification to yours; how are they
different, how are they the same?

Respond to
their ideas on certification to expand the conversation and/or give additional
perspective.

Ask for
clarification if needed.

Present new
references that support your opinions.

Please be
sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA
format.

NU500 Theoretical Foundations for Nursing

Unit 2 Discussion

DQ1 Concept
Analysis

Please
complete the following steps for your initial discussion post:

Go to the
library nursing database CINAHL and search for a “Concept Analysis” article on
a concept of interest and discuss the following:

Briefly,
describe the method of Concept Analysis used for this article (ex. Walker and Avant,
Rodgers, Meleis, etc.)

Discuss the
author’s aim and purpose for doing the concept analysis on this topic.

Describe
the defining attributes of the concept examined.

What are
the benefits of completing a Concept Analysis for nursing theory development,
research, and nursing practice? How can
defining nursing concepts strengthen nursing as a profession?

Attach the
Concept Analysis article to your initial discussion post.

Estimated
time to complete: 2 hours

Discussion
Peer/Participation Prompt [Due Sunday]

Please
respond to at least 2 of your peer’s posts.
To ensure that your responses are substantive, use at least three of
these prompts:

Compare
your response with your peers’ response and expand upon the benefits of
defining nursing concepts for nursing theory development, research, and
practice.

Present new
references that support your opinions.

Please be
sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA
format.

DQ2 Nursing
Metaparadigms

Please read
the following introduction and complete the following steps for your initial
discussion post:

This
discussion question focuses on the four nursing paradigms, which are comprised
of person, health, environment, and nursing. Each metaparadigm plays a key role
in the nursing process and is essential when providing patient care.

Select one
metaparadigm (person, health, nursing, or environment).

Describe
the metaparadigm’s significance specific to your nursing practice.

Compare and
contrast two nursing theorists’ individual definitions/interpretations of the
selected nursing metaparadigm (person, health, nursing, or environment).

Be sure to
supplement your discussion with your personal and professional experiences.

Responses
need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking
and analysis, and include peer reviewed journal evidence to support the
student’s position.

Please be
sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA
format.

This topic
is valued at 40 points. Please review the rubric to ensure that your response
meets the criteria.

Estimated
time to complete: 2 hours

Discussion
Peer/Participation Prompt [Due Sunday]

Please
respond to at least 2 of your peer’s posts.
To ensure that your responses are substantive, use at least three of
these prompts:

Compare
your selected metaparadigm with your peers’ selections in terms of its
relevance and significance

Contrast
the significance of the metaparadigms to your practice with that presented by
your peers.

Share any
additional thoughts about the four metaparadigms.

Present new
references that support your opinions.

Please be
sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA
format.

NU500 Theoretical Foundations for Nursing

Unit 3 Discussion

DQ1 Types
of Theory

Please read
the following introduction and complete the following steps for your initial
discussion post:

There are a
number of methods for classifying theory in nursing. These include classification based on
range/scope or abstractness (metatheory, grand, middle-range, or practice
theory) and type or purpose of the theory (descriptive, explanatory,
predictive, or prescriptive).

For this Unit’s
discussion post, address the following:

Identify
one specific nursing theory that relates to your area of practice. Feel free to go to the Currents website or
look in your textbook for multiple nursing theories to choose from
http://currentnursing.com/nursing_theory/ (Links to an external site.)

Discuss the
type of the selected nursing theory according to scope (meta-theory, grand,
middle-range, or practice theory) and purpose (descriptive, explanatory,
predictive, or prescriptive).

Provide an
example of how the selected nursing theory can be applied to your area of
practice. The example should include core
concepts of the theory and demonstrate its practical application.

Be sure to
supplement your discussion with your personal and professional experiences.

Responses
need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking
and analysis, and include peer reviewed journal evidence to support the
student’s position.

Please be
sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA
format.

Please
review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.

Estimated
time to complete: 2 hours

Discussion
Peer/Participation Prompt [Due Sunday]

Please
respond to at least 2 of your peer’s posts.
To ensure that your responses are substantive, use at least three of
these prompts:

How is your
peer’s choice of nursing theory different from yours, discuss the differences.

Share your
thoughts on how they could apply their chosen nursing theory in the practice
setting.

Present new
references that support your opinions.

Please be
sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA
format.

DQ2 Patterns
of Knowing

Please read
the following introduction and complete the following steps for your initial
discussion post:

In the
Chinn and Kramer (2018) reading, chapter 5, the authors discuss personal knowing
and its impact on nursing theory and nursing practice. Consider professional
development of nursing and apply the concepts of personal knowing on the development
of nursing practice.

Please respond
to all of the following:

What is
personal knowing; how does your personal knowing affect your personal
professional development?

Identify
and discuss 2 professional strengths and 2 weaknesses that you have?

How can you
apply nursing theory to address your weaknesses and further develop your
strengths?

Be sure to
supplement your discussion with your personal and professional experiences.

Responses
need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking
and analysis, and include peer reviewed journal evidence to support the
student’s position.

Please be
sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA
format.

Please
review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.

Estimated
time to complete: 2 hours

References:

Chinn, P.
& Kramer, M. (2018) Knowledge development in nursing: Theory and process
(10th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.
ISBN 9780323530613

Discussion
Peer/Participation Prompt [Due Sunday]

Please
respond to at least 2 of your peer’s posts.
To ensure that your responses are substantive, use at least three of
these prompts:

Contrast
your experiences of clinical decisions based on personal knowing with your
peers’ experiences.

Compare
your personal knowing with your peers’ pattern of knowing.

Discuss how
your identified strengths and weakness differ (or are the same as) those of
your peers.

Present new
references that support your opinions.

Please be
sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA
format.

NU500 Theoretical Foundations for Nursing

Unit 4 Discussion

Theory and
Leadership

Please
complete the following steps for your initial discussion post:

Choose one
leadership, management or organizational theory from your textbook and complete
a library search for a peer-reviewed journal article that integrates the chosen
theory with a nursing management/leadership topic.

Present the
article and discuss the theory used, the benefits of utilizing theory in this
management/leadership article, and any weaknesses you identify with using the
theory.

Discuss how
application of leadership theoretical frameworks and models can benefit nurse
leaders personally and advance the nursing profession as a whole.

Responses
should be at least 500 words, integrate key concepts from the Unitly readings
and include specific examples of how the concepts can be applied to your work
environment.

Attach a
copy of the article to this discussion forum.

Be sure to
supplement your discussion with personal and professional experiences.

Responses
need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking
and analysis, and include peer reviewed journal evidence to support the
student’s position.

Please be
sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA
format.

Please
review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.

Estimated
time to complete: 2 hours

Discussion
Peer/Participation Prompt [Due Sunday]

Please
respond to at least 2 of your peer’s posts.
To ensure that your responses are substantive, use at least three of
these prompts:

Comment on
your peers’ selection of peer-reviewed article and the effectiveness of the
theory used.

Compare and
contrast your response with your peers’ response about the benefits of applying
theory in leadership.

Discuss how
the key concepts presented by your peers’ can be applied to your work
environment.

Present new
references that support your opinions.

Please be
sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA
format.

NU500 Theoretical Foundations for Nursing

Unit 5 Discussion

Theory and
Education

Complete a
library search for a peer-reviewed journal article that integrates theory with
a nursing education topic.

Present the
article and discuss the theory used and the benefits of utilizing theory in
nursing education

Discuss how
nurse educators can use Adult Learning Theory principles to guide teaching
practices and curriculum development.

Attach a
copy of the article to this discussion forum.

Responses
need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking
and analysis and include peer-reviewed journal evidence to support the
student’s position.

Please be
sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA
format.

This topic
is valued at 40 points. Please review the rubric to ensure that your response
meets the criteria.

Estimated
time to complete: 2 hours

Discussion
Peer/Participation Prompt [Due Sunday]

Please
respond to at least 2 of your peer’s posts.
To ensure that your responses are substantive, use at least three of
these prompts:

Comment on
your peers’ selection of peer-reviewed article and the effectiveness of the
theory used.

Compare and
contrast your response with your peers’ response about the benefit of utilizing
theory to advance nursing education.

Expand upon
how the key concepts of adult learning theory presented by your peers’ can be
applied to the educational environment.

Present new
references that support your opinions.

Please be
sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA
format.

NU500 Theoretical Foundations for Nursing

Unit 6 Discussion

DQ1 Nursing
Theory, Research, and Practice

Complete a
library search for a nursing research article from a peer-reviewed nursing
journal that uses a grand or middle-range nursing theory as the theoretical
framework for a research study in the practice setting.

Present the
article and describe how the nursing theory was used to guide the research
study.

Discuss how
application of theoretical frameworks and models can strengthen nursing
research studies and promote theory-based practice within the nursing
profession.

Be sure to
supplement your discussion with personal and professional experiences.

Attach the
article to your initial discussion post.

Responses
need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking
and analysis and include peer-reviewed journal evidence to support the
student’s position.

Please be
sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA
format.

Please
review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.

Estimated
time to complete: 2 hours

Discussion
Peer/Participation Prompt [Due Sunday]

Please
respond to at least 2 of your peer’s posts.
To ensure that your responses are substantive, use at least three of
these prompts:

Comment of
your classmate’s selection of the peer-reviewed article and the effectiveness
of the theoretical framework used.

Compare
your response with your classmate’s response about how the application of
theory and models can strengthen research and promote theory-based practice
within the nursing profession.

Present new
references that support your opinions.

Please be
sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA
format.

DQ2 Implementing
Chaos and Change Theory

According
to Chaos Theory, a very small change can later make a big difference in an
organization, both positive and negative.
According to Lewin’s Planned Change Theory, when the three phases of
Lewin’s process for change are used correctly, effective change is
implemented. Kotter expanded upon
Lewin’s theory to devise an 8-step model for implementing change.

Describe a
problem situation at your institution where a very small change later made a
negative impact and how understanding Chaos Theory could have benefited your
organization?

Choose
Lewin’s Planned Change Theory or Kotter’s 8-Stage Planned Change Model and
briefly describe how you would implement each step for planned change to better
address the problem situation you described above.

Responses
need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking
and analysis and include peer-reviewed journal evidence to support the
student’s position.

Please be
sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA
format.

Please
review the rubric to ensure that your response meets the criteria.

Estimated
time to complete: 2 hours

Peer Responses

Please
respond to at least 2 of your peer’s posts.

Compare
your peers’ responses about implementing change to yours; how are they
different, how are they the same?

Respond to
their ideas for addressing the problem situation to expand the conversation and
give additional perspective on chaos or change theory for their situation.

Ask for clarification
if needed.

Present new
references that support your opinions.

Please be
sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA
format.

NU500 Theoretical Foundations for Nursing

Unit 7 Discussion

Theory, Professionalism,
and Empowerment

Please read
the following introduction and complete the following steps for your initial
discussion post:

Describe
how nursing knowledge and theory development defines the profession of nursing.

How can
application of nursing theory benefit you personally and empower/advance the
nursing profession as a whole? How has
your answer changed from your Unit 1 discussion board post?

Which
nursing theory do you feel will have the greatest impact on your professional
practice and why?

Responses
need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking
and analysis and include peer-reviewed journal evidence to support the
student’s position.

Please be
sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA
format. Please review the rubric to
ensure that your response meets the criteria.

Estimated
time to complete: 2 hours

Discussion
Peer/Participation Prompt [Due Sunday]

Please
respond to at least 2 of your peer’s posts.
To ensure that your responses are substantive, use at least three of
these prompts:

Compare and
contrast your response with your classmate’s response regarding how nursing
theory empowers the nursing profession.

Comment on
your classmate’s selection of the theory having the most impact on their
practice to expand the conversation.

Present new
references that support your opinions.

Please be
sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA
format.

NU500 Theoretical Foundations for Nursing

Unit 8 Discussion

Reflection

Please
respond to the following questions based upon these course objectives:

Analyze
selected nursing theories using established guidelines.

Research
the use of theory to generate scientific knowledge as it relates to creating a
road map for professional advancement in nursing.

Demonstrate
critical thinking and creativity in the application of theoretical frameworks
and models to the advancement of the nursing profession.

Implements
chaos and change theory.

Critique
holistic nursing concepts, models, and theories that relate to nursing
practice, education, management, and research.

Please
answer the following questions with supporting examples and full explanations.

For each of
the learning objectives, provide an analysis of how the course supported each
objective.

Explain how
the material learned in this course, based upon the objectives, will be
applicable to professional application.

NU500 Theoretical Foundations for Nursing

Unit 4 Assignment

Theory
Evaluation Paper

Instructions

The purpose
of the Theory Evaluation Paper is to help you critically evaluate a
middle-range nursing theory. This assignment will be completed using the three
stages of the theory evaluation process:
Theory Description, Theory Analysis, and Theory Evaluation.

Select a
Middle-Range Nursing Theory- Select one specific middle-range nursing theory
from your textbook that best suits your area of practice. (Ex. Pender’s Health
Promotion Model, Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory, Beck’s Postpartum Depression Theory,
etc.)

APA Title
Page- (Use Running head; No Abstract Needed)

Include the
following information on the title page:

Assignment
name: Theory Evaluation Paper: Name of Nursing Theory (Ex. Theory Evaluation
Paper: Swanson’s Theory of Caring)

Your Name

Name of
University

Introductory
paragraph Capture the reader’s attention (ex. Grabbing statistics) and discuss
the rationale for selecting the specific nursing theory for your area of
nursing over other nursing theories (Do not write in first person; Include a
purpose/thesis statement of what you will describe in the paper as the last
sentence of the introductory paragraph.) Next, begin the Body of Paper.

Theory
Description (Level 1 Header)

Purpose
(Level 2 Header); (Designate as Descriptive, Explanatory, Predictive, or
Prescriptive; Include
Scope-middle-range)

Concepts
(Level 2 Header); (Introduce and list main concepts)

Definitions
(Level 2 Header); (Define concepts and other important aspects)

Relationship
(Level 2 Header); (Describe relationship among concepts)

Structure
(Level 2 Header); (Describe; Is there a diagram of structure?)

Assumptions
(Level 2 Header); (beliefs, propositions of the theory)

5. Theory Analysis (Level 1 Header)

Theory’s
Origin (Level 2 Header); (historical creation and evolution of theory)

Unique
Focus (Level 2 Header); (distinctive views)

Content
(Level 2 Header); (include definitions of metaparadigm concepts of person,
environment, health, and nursing)

6. Theory Evaluation (Level 1 Header)

Significance
(Level 2 Header); (usefulness, social significance, cultural significance)

Comprehensiveness
(Level 2 Header); (of the content, thoroughness, utility)

Logical
Congruence (Level 2 Header); (consistency and clarity of theory; consistent use
of concepts throughout the literature)

Credibility
(Level 2 Header); (legitimacy, empirical support through research)

Contribution
to Nursing (Level 2 Header); (usefulness to nursing practice, education, and
research)

7. Conclusion (Level 1 Header) Conclusion
paragraph with concluding statements to summarize the content and re-state or
re-phrase the purpose/thesis statement.

8. APA Reference Page- Please be sure to support
your paper with in-text citations. Please use 5 peer-reviewed resources.

Additional
Instructions: Your assignment should be typed into a Word or other word
processing document, formatted in APA style. Paper should be a minimum of 4-5
pages in length, excluding the title and references pages. You may increase the number of pages of the
body of the paper up to 7-8 pages if needed.
This is a scholarly paper and should not be written in first
person. Paragraphs should have a minimum
of 3 sentences. Paraphrasing should be
done using in-text citations. Direct
quotes should be rare and used only when the content can be said in no other
way. If using direct quotes, you must include page or paragraph number.

Estimated
time to complete: 8 to 10 hours

NU500 Theoretical Foundations for Nursing

Unit 7 Assignment

Theory
Application Paper

Instructions

The purpose
of the Theory Application Paper is to help you apply your selected nursing
theory to your specific area of practice.

Select a
Nursing Theory- Select one specific nursing theorist and nursing middle-range
theory that best fits your area of practice. Ex. Pender’s Health Promotion
Model, Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory, Beck’s Postpartum Depression Theory, etc)

APA Title
Page- (Use Running heads; No Abstract Needed)

Include the
following information on the title page:

Assignment
name: Theory Application Paper: Name of
Nursing Theory (Ex. Theory Application Paper:
Swanson’s Theory of Caring in Obstetrics)

Your Name

Course
Number and Name of Course

Professor’s
Name

Name of
University

Introductory
paragraph – Capture the reader’s attention (ex. Grabbing statistics) and
introduce the rationale for selecting the specific nursing theory for your area
of nursing over other nursing theories (Do not write in first person; Include a
purpose statement of what you will describe in the paper as the last sentence
of the introductory paragraph.) Next, begin the Body of Paper.

Theory
Description (Level 1 Header) Briefly describe the theory.Give overview of
theory purpose, scope, concepts, structure, and unique focus.

Rationale
(Level 1 Header) Discuss the rationalefor selecting the theory for implementation
in your specific practice setting. (Do not use first person)

Implementation
Plan (Level 1 Header) Describe a plan to implementthe theory in your area of
practice for your entire department or organization.

Barriers to
Implementation (Level 1 or 2 Header, your choice) Discuss potential barriers or
challenges to the implementation plan and how to overcome these barriers and
challenges.

Conclusion
(Level 1 Header) Conclusion paragraph with concluding statements to summarize
the content and re-state or re-phrase the original purpose statement.

APA
Reference Page- Please be sure to support your paper with in-text citations.
Please use 5 peer-reviewed resources.

Additional
Instructions: Your assignment should be typed into a Word or other word
processing document, formatted in APA style. Paper should be a minimum of 4-5
pages in length, excluding the title and references pages. (You may increase the number of pages of the
body of the paper up to 7-8 pages if needed).
This is a scholarly paper and should not be written in first
person. Paragraphs should have a minimum
of 3 sentences. Paraphrasing should be
done using in-text citations. Direct
quotes should be rare and used only when the content can be said in no other
way. If using direct quotes, you must include page or paragraph number.