Importance of Theory: Guidelines with Scoring Rubric

NR501: THEORETICAL BASIS FOR ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE

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.

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2 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

3 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.

DIRECTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT CRITERIA Assignment Points % Description Criteria Introduction 6 6 This section includes:  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. Importance of 20 20 This section requires the following information. Nursing Theory  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

4 professions? o What would be ONE concern regarding the use of nursing theory within the profession?  References from nursing literature are required. Summary of 20 20 This section requires the following information. Selected Nursing  Present the name and author of the selected nursing Theory 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.  A description of how this 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. Application of 25 25 This section includes the following elements: Specific Nursing Theory to Selected  Present a discussion of how the selected nursing theory Professional defines and explains one of the following professional Nursing Practice nursing practice areas: area 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 may come from a student’s own practice experiences or from the scholarly literature. Keep each example succinct (about 1 – 3 paragraphs). If the example is from the student’s experience, identify this as the source by using the first person in describing the example.

 References from nursing literature are required.

5 Conclusion 6 6 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. Paper 5 5  A nursing theory was used. Specifications  A Similarity Index of “blue” or “green” was achieved.  A minimum of 4 (four) scholarly nursing references were used.  A dictionary, required textbooks for this course and lesson information were not used as scholarly references.  The paper (excluding the title page and reference page) was at least 5 pages, but no more than 7 pages.  References are current - within a 5-year time frame unless a valid rationale is provided and the instructor has approved them. APA Format 8 8 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 or topic of the paper [one deduction for each type of APA style error]. Citations in Text 5 5 Ideas, and information that come from readings must be cited and referenced correctly. Permission to use references older than 5 years must be obtained from faculty. Writing Mechanics 5 5 Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are followed and consistent with formal written work as found in the 6th edition of the APA manual. Total 100 100 A quality assignment will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.

6 GRADING RUBRIC FOR NR 501 ASSIGNMENT ONE/WEEK 2

Assignment Exceptional Exceeds Meets Needs Improvement Developing Criteria (100%) (88%) (80%) (38%) (0) Outstanding or highest Very good or high level of Competent or satisfactory Poor or failing level of Unsatisfactory level of level of performance performance level of performance performance performance Content Possible Points = 82 Points Introduction 6 Points 5 Points 4 Points 2 Points 0 Points Presentation of Presentation of Presentation of Presentation of Presentation of information was information was good, but information was information in one or two information is exceptional and included was superficial in places minimally demonstrated of the following elements unsatisfactory in three all of the following and included all of the in the all of the following fails to meet expectations: or more of the following elements: following elements: elements: elements: Statements about nursing Statements about nursing Statements about nursing Statements about nursing theory in general. Statements about theory in general. theory in general. theory in general. nursing theory in Identification of the ONE general. Identification of the ONE Identification of the ONE Identification of the ONE nursing theory used within nursing theory used nursing theory used nursing theory used this assignment. Identification of the ONE within this assignment. within this assignment. within this assignment. nursing theory used Identification of the within this assignment. Identification of the Identification of the Identification of the sections of the paper. sections of the paper. sections of the paper. sections of the paper. Identification of the A nursing theory was used. sections of the paper. A nursing theory was A nursing theory was A nursing theory was used. used. used. Limited or no references A nursing theory was from nursing literature used. References from nursing References from nursing Limited references from were provided. literature are required. literature are required. nursing literature were Limited or no references provided. from nursing literature were provided.

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