Reflect on Fawcett and Garity’s definitions of knowledge, theory, research and evidence-based practice presented in the Learning Resources. How do these definitions align with your understanding of the concepts?

The Interrelationship Between Theory, Knowledge, and Research and Evidence-Based Practice

Fawcett and Garity (2009) present an overview of the relationship between theory, knowledge, research, nursing research, and evidence-based practice (see attached file). As you prepare for this Discussion, reflect on your own specialty area and consider how the authors’ definitions of evidence-based practice and of research align with your understanding of these concepts based on your professional experiences and your experiences as a doctoral student embarking on your EBP Project.

To prepare:

  • Reflect on Fawcett and Garity’s definitions      of knowledge, theory, research and evidence-based      practice presented in the Learning Resources. How do these      definitions align with your understanding of the concepts?
  • How does this interrelationship support or      guide your EBP Project?

By Wednesday 9/19/18 by 1:00 am please write a minimum of 550 words essay in APA format with at least 3 scholarly references from the list of required resources below. Include the level 1 headings as numbered below:

Post a cohesive scholarly response that addresses the following:

1) How do Fawcett and Garity’s (see attached file)definitions align with your understanding of knowledge, theory, research and evidence-based practice? Support your response with evidence from the literature (quote the literature below in the required readings).

2) Discuss the interrelationship between theory, knowledge, research and evidence-based practice.

3) How does this interrelationship support or guide your EBP Project?

Required Readings

Terry, A. J. (2018). Clinical research for the Doctor of Nursing practice (3rd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

With your EBP project in mind, select and read the chapter that best fits your proposed methodologies: (I can attach the following chapters, let me know if you don’t have them and need me to attach them)

  • Chapter      6, “Designing a Clinically-Based Quantitative Capstone Research Project”
  • Chapter      7, “Designing a Clinically-Based Qualitative Capstone Research Project”
  • Chapter      8, “Designing a Clinically-Based Mixed Method Capstone Research Project”

Fawcett, J., & Garity, J. (2009). Chapter 1: Research and evidence-based nursing practice. In Evaluating Research for Evidence-Based Nursing, (pp. 3-20). Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis.

Adams, J.M., & Natarajan, S. (2016). Understanding influence within the context of nursing: Development of the Adams influence model using practice, research, and theory. Advances in Nursing Science, 39(3), E40-E56. 

Djulbergovic, B. (2014). A framework to bridge the gaps between evidence-based medicine, health outcomes, and improvement and implementation science. Journal of Oncology Practice, 10(3), 200-202. 

Hutchinson, A.M., Bioeth, M., Wilkinson, J.E., Kent, B., & Harrison, M.B. (2012). Using the promoting action on research implementation in health services framework to guide research use in the practice setting. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, First Quarter, 59-61.

Leung, K., Trevena, L., & Waters, D. (2014). Systematic review of instruments for measuring nurses’ knowledge, skills and attitudes for evidence-based practice. Journal of Advanced Nursing 70(10), 2181–2195.

Leung, K., Trevena, L., & Waters, D. (2016). Development of a competency framework for evidence-based practice in nursing. Nurse Education Today, 39, 189-196. 

PIICOT Question

In patients in extended intensive care within an urban acute care facility in Eastern United States, how does early mobilization as recommended by National Institute of Health and Care Excellence clinical guidelines on rehabilitation of patients after critical illness impact early transfers from intensive care as measured 6 months post-implementation when compared to the current standard of care including minimal mobilization of patients?

P: Adult patients 

I: in extended intensive care within an urban acute care facility

I: increased mobilization of the patients 

C: minimal mobilization of the patients

O: early transfers of the patients from intensive care

T: 6 months

/by

What are the common symptoms associated with an exacerbation of COPD?

Assessment of Respiratory Status (graded)

Please review the video on the assignments page under the discussion section as it will provide you with an opportunity to immerse yourself in the role of a nurse addressing tobacco use during routine patient care. In doing so, reflect on what you have learned about tobacco use and the role that nurses and other interdisciplinary team members play in helping to assist tobacco users with quitting. While viewing, it is also important to keep in mind that tobacco users move through stages of change in the process of quitting. They move from pre-contemplation to contemplation, contemplation to preparation; preparation to abstinence; abstinence to maintenance. Every stage requires a different strategy by a nurse.

After watching the video, and reflecting on the information presented, address each of the following questions.

  1. What are the common symptoms associated with an exacerbation of COPD?
  2. What assessment techniques will you use to assess Mary?
  3. Identify smoking strategies that would be appropriate for each of the encounters that Mary had with the nurse throughout the video that could have been used to assist Mary in quitting smoking.
  4. Find a resource in your community that could assist Mary. Start by searching the Internet for your local health department’s website. What services are available to Mary? Briefly describe the services that the state quit line provides. Does it meet the 4 As? Is it accessible, acceptable, affordable, or available for Mary?
  5. What will you do to follow-up on Mary’s smoking cessation process?

 Respond

/by

Drawing from your own career and experiences, identify a current information-technology-related problem or opportunity for improvement.

Current Topics in Nursing Informatics

Each student in this course possesses a unique background and skill set. Drawing from your own career and experiences, identify a current information-technology-related problem or opportunity for improvement. 

  • Explain the scope of the problem using both anecdotal and evidentiary information to “build your case” 
  • Once you have identified and explained the problem, propose a solution or series of steps to be taken in order to improve the situation
  • Your recommendations for improvement may include design and utilization of new technology or perhaps upgrades to that which already exists
  • Be creative in your approach
  • Explain how the changes will benefit nursing and improve patient outcomes
  • Topics for discussion may include (but are not limited to): legal ramifications of information technology/systems, ethical considerations in information technology, redundancy in documentation, ease of use and navigation in chosen operating system, or the use of data to improve health outcomes
  • Approach this assignment as though you are the advanced-practice informatics nurse responsible for convincing others that a change is needed and then moving forward with planning, implementation, and evaluation of the project

Use language that reflects the proper use of grammar, punctuation, spelling, and word choice. Make sure the paper is well organized, using headings throughout to guide the reader. 

 (1,200–1,500 words) 

Go to Google and search Blogger. Here is an example of a blog.

/by

Rubric Criterion

Students are expected to initially address the discussion question by Wednesday of each week. Participation in the discussion forums is expected with a minimum total of three (3) substantive postings (this includes your initial posting and posting to two peers) on three (3) different days per week. Substantive means that you add something new to the discussion, you aren’t just agreeing. This is also a time to ask questions or offer information surrounding the topic addressed by your peers. Personal experience is appropriate for a substantive discussion and should be correlated to the literature.All discussion boards will be evaluated utilizing rubric criterion inclusive of content, analysis, collaboration, writing and APA. If you fail to post an initial discussion you will not receive these points, you may however post to your peers for partial credit following the guidelines above. Due to the nature of this type of assignment and the need for timely responses for initial posts and posting to peers, the Make-Up Coursework Policy (effective July 2017) does not apply to Discussion Board Participation.Discussion Prompt [Due Wednesday]A 50-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) presents to the office with what she describes as a “flare up”. How do you proceed with the work-up? Include a history and review of systems, diagnostic testing, treatment options for exacerbated RA, and patient education. 

/by

Define the challenges in designing a Pay for Performance (P4P) program.

The U.S. healthcare system has been criticized for high-cost, inefficacy, and issues on quality.  P4P is an approach used to provide incentives to physicians and health care provider organizations to achieve improved performance by increasing quality of care and reducing costs.

Write a three- to five-page double-spaced paper (excluding title and reference pages), addressing the following:

Define the challenges in designing a Pay for Performance (P4P) program.
Discuss the impacts of P4P on provider payment reform.
Describe the health care providers’ reactions to Value-Based Purchasing Programs.
Determine the benefits of P4P on patients.

The Pay for Performance (P4P) assignment

Must be three to five double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Must include a separate title page with the following:

Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted

Must include an introduction and conclusion (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. paragraph.
Must use at least three scholarly, peer-reviewed, and/or other credible sources in addition to the course text.

The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment. Be sure to integrate your research (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. rather than simply inserting it.

Must document all sources in APA style as outlined here (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and here (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

Must include a separate references page (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. 

/by

Mary is a registered nurse working on an acute care hospital. Mary meets with Jane, the nurse manager, to discuss initiatives to improve (care, satisfaction, etc) services on the unit.

  • I need this power point APA format ready for jun 27 ,as an APA format need all references at the end . Is a bachelor level and no plagiarism  , please let me Know if you can do it?
  •  Due Jun 28 by 11:59pm 
  • Points 50 
  • Submitting a file upload

Mary is a registered nurse working on an acute care hospital. Mary meets with Jane, the nurse manager, to discuss initiatives to improve (care, satisfaction, etc) services on the unit. 

Jane asks Mary to form a team to review the identified issue on the unit, and develop a plan to improve. Mary has no quality improvement experience but is willing to learn and excited about this new project. Mary has been referred to you, the director of quality improvement at the hospital to guide you with this project.

Describe your plan to achieve this goal. What advise would you give Mary to start the project, select the members of the team and develop a plan to improve?  What data would you collect? 

You will give a power point presentation of your plan to the class addressing at least the following:

Aim statement –

  • What is the objective of the project or measurable goals?
  • Why is this important?
  • Who is the target population?

Team selection

Who are the team members?

What strategies did you use to motivate staff to participate in the project?

Map or clarify current process

Identify and understand all variation sources

Select the improvement

Implement improvement

/by

Review and reflect on your colleagues’ replies to your initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of the comments made by your colleagues. (No posting is required for this reflection.)

week 1 discussion In this week’s media presentation, Dr. Louise Fitzpatrick shared how health and disease are global issues. She pointed out that with the mobility of today’s population, those health issues experienced in one area of the world are easily brought to other areas of the world. Consider the spread of infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, avian flu, H1N1, or SARS. These diseases have quickly crossed oceans and spread to a variety of countries. They are a public health concern in the U.S. as well as other countries. To prepare for this Discussion, reflect on the readings and on Dr. Mancuso’s comments in this week’s media presentation; specifically on the role of the BSN nurse in public and global health. With these thoughts in mind, respond to the following:   Why should BSN nurses be concerned with global health issues?   How do global health issues influence nursing practice at your local level or in your work setting? Include specific examples. Support your response with references from the professional nursing literature. Post your response by Day 3 of this week. Respond by Day 7 to at least two of your colleagues’ postings in one or more of the following ways: • Ask a probing question. • Expand on the colleague’s posting. • Offer polite disagreement or critique, supported with evidence. In addition to, but not in place of, the above you may: • Offer and support an opinion. • Validate an idea with your own experience. • Make a suggestion or comment which guides or facilitates the Discussion. Review and reflect on your colleagues’ replies to your initial posting. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of the comments made by your colleagues. (No posting is required for this reflection.)

/by

clearly identify the clinical problem and how it can result in a positive patient outcome.

Question Description

Review the Topic Materials and the work completed in NRS-433V to formulate a PICOT statement for your capstone project.

A PICOT starts with a designated patient population in a particular clinical area and identifies clinical problems or issues that arise from clinical care. The intervention should be an independent, specified nursing change intervention. The intervention cannot require a provider prescription. Include a comparison to a patient population not currently receiving the intervention, and specify the timeframe needed to implement the change process.

Formulate a PICOT statement using the PICOT format provided in the assigned readings. The PICOT statement will provide a framework for your capstone project.

In a paper of 500-750 words, clearly identify the clinical problem and how it can result in a positive patient outcome.

Make sure to address the following on the PICOT statement:

  1. Evidence-Based Solution
  2. Nursing Intervention
  3. Patient Care
  4. Health Care Agency
  5. Nursing Practice

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

/by

MEASURES OF QUALITY

The Joint Commission and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) developed quality and safety indicators for various health care systems. These indicators seek to establish accountability for health care organizations through a reporting system, which is available to the public. For this Discussion, explore various accrediting organizations and specific measures that pertain to quality. In your research on accrediting organizations, consider how these quality measures affect quality outcomes, support ethical principles, and influence the delivery of clinical services.
 

To prepare:

  • Select one specific quality indicator      from the Week 2 Discussion and compare it with those outlined in this      week’s Learning Resources (In week 2 discussion, I spoke about nosocomial      infections and pain management as quality indicators).
  • Review the accrediting body standards      that pertain to your organization focusing on those standards that require      your organization to define its quality management program.
  • Consider regulatory requirements at      the state or national level that affect quality outcomes in your      organization.
  • Ask yourself: How do the Centers for      Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) restricted reimbursements affect      quality management or improvement efforts at my organization? How do these      standards and regulations influence or support ethical principles and      influence patient care and nursing practice?

By tomorrow Wednesday 12/13/17, write a minimum of 550 words in APA format with at least 3 references from the list below that addresses the level one & two headings as numbered and lettered below:

post a cohesive scholarly response that addresses the following:

1) Choose any measurement and explain the extent to which your chosen measure is affected by CMS driven incentives and disincentives. 

2) From a systems perspective, discuss how this measure affects:

a. Quality outcomes 

b. Supports ethical principles 

c. Influences patient care and nursing practice.

Required Readings

Joshi, M.S., Ransom, E.R., Nash, D.B., & Ransom, S.B., (Eds.). (2014). The Healthcare Quality Book, 3rd ed. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press.

Chapter 5: “Data Collection”

Chapter 6: “Statistical Tools for QI”

Park, J., Konetzka, R. T., & Werner, R. M. (2011). Performing well on nursing home report cards: Does it pay off? Health Services Research, 46(2), 531–554. doi:10.1111/j.1475-6773.2010.01197.x

The study in this article evaluates whether or not nursing homes benefit from improvements in quality measures. Four financial outcomes are measured before and after the improvements are enacted. The study shows that the nursing homes that improved quality measures benefitted financially.

Suchy, K. (2010). A lack of standardization: The basis for the ethical issues surrounding quality and performance reports. Journal of Healthcare Management, 55(4), 241–251.

Because performance reports are easily found online, this article supports creating ethical guidelines for the performance reports of the health care industry. It compares nearly ten different organizations that provide performance reporting, and then it proposes an ethical framework and principles for public quality reporting.

Wachter, R. M., & Pronovost, P. J. (2009). Balancing “no blame” with accountability in patient safety. New England Journal of Medicine, 361(14), 1401–1406.

This article addresses the issue of individual accountability in health care organizations. It suggests moving from a culture within health care that does not place blame on individuals to a culture where individuals become more accountable.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (n.d.). Quality initiatives: Overview. Retrieved from http://www.cms.gov/QualityInitiativesGenInfo/

Created by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, this website overviews quality initiatives that affect the health care industry. It also provides information and downloadable PDFs on the Post-Acute Care Reform Plan and Development of Quality Indicators for Impatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRF).

Required Media

Video: Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2011). Organizational and systems leadership for quality improvement: External quality improvement. Baltimore: Author.

Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 10 minutes.

The presenters in this video discuss various external organizations involved in quality, and examine the enforcement of standards by governmental agencies versus voluntary organizations. This program also addresses the publication of quality information and why organizations should do their own reporting in addition to mandated reporting. Licensing, credentialing, and certification are discussed as they relate to the social compact that health care providers have for quality and safety.

/by

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)

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)

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.
  1. 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.
  • Why should the study of nursing theory be included in a master’s program?
  • How is nursing theory useful to the nursing profession?
  • How can nursing theory be used to separate the nursing profession from other healthcare professions?
  • What would be ONE concern regarding the use of nursing theory within the profession?
  • References from nursing literature are required.
  1. 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.
  1. 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:

·         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

  • 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.
  1. 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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Ideas and information that come from scholarly sources must be cited and referenced correctly.
  6. Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are followed and consistent with formal, scientific writing.
  7. 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 CriteriaPoints%Description
Introduction66This 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 Nursing Theory2020This 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.
Summary of Selected Nursing Theory2020This 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.·       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 Specific Nursing Theory to Selected Professional Nursing Practice area 2525This 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 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. 
Conclusion66This 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 Specifications55·       A nursing theory was used.·       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 Format88Title 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 Text55Ideas, 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 Mechanics55Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are followed and consistent with formal written work as found in the 6thedition of the APA manual.
Total 100 100A quality assignment will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.
/by