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.

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Application of Theory Paper
Guidelines & Scoring Rubric
 
Purpose:The purpose of this assignment is to synthesize one strategy for the application of a specific nursing theory to resolving a problem or issue of nursing practice in nursing leadership, nursing education, nursing informatics, or health policy.

 
Course Outcomes
Through this assignment, a 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)
 
 
 
Total Points Possible:  325
Requirements:

  • Description of the Assignment: 

Content

  1. Introduction to the paper includes a few general statements on the idea of nursing theory being applied to solve problems/issues in nursing practice, regardless of the specialty area of practice. For example, why would one pick a nursing theory to solve a practice problem? Would a grand, middle-range, or practice theory be best? Does the writer have any experience in using nursing theory this way? In addition, a brief one-paragraph summary of a specific nursing theory and information on the sections of the paper are provided. The selected nursing theory can be a grand theory, a middle-range theory, or a practice theory.
  2. Description of the problem/issue for which strategies will be developed. The problem to be resolved must be in nursing leadership, nursing education, nursing informatics, or health policy. Scholarly evidence (in the form of a literature review) supporting the issue is included. The problem/issue could be local to one’s specific practice setting. For example, the setting might be a nursing unit, a nursing-education program, an informatics department, or a health-policy unit of a consulting firm. The problem/issue needs to be something that a nursing theory can impact, whether it solves the actual problem/issue or enables people affected by the problem/issue to deal with it. It is best if the problem/issue is from real life – something the writer of the paper has dealt with or is currently engaged in.

Some examples (these are fictitious examples)

  1. A nursing unit has experienced rapid turnover of professional staff, including several nurse managers. A new nurse manager from outside of the nursing unit is appointed.
  2. Informatics nurse specialists face a lot of resistance from all healthcare professionals to implementation of a computer-based order entry program. The implementation date will not be changed.
  3. A nurse educator is assigned to take over a large class of undergraduate nursing students, with a mix of young adults and adults returning for a second degree. The subject is difficult, students have not been doing well, and frustration and tempers are impeding group work.
  4. A health-policy nurse specialist works for a consulting firm that lobbies on behalf of many healthcare professions. Within the specialist’s work unit, there is much debate over the pros and cons of various policies being proposed for attention in the coming year.
  1. Applying concepts and principles from the selected theory, one strategy for resolving the identified issue is described in depth. Details on how the theory would be applied are included (consider: who, what, when, where, and how). Rationales for the strategy as well as evidence from scholarly literature are included. One ethical and/or legal aspect of the strategy is discussed. Expected outcome(s) from implementing the strategy are proposed.
  2. Concluding statements include new knowledge about applying nursing theory gained by writing the paper

Format and Special Instructions

  1. Paper length: 6 pages minimum; 8 pages maximum, excluding title page and reference page. Points will be deducted for not meeting these requirements.
  2. The textbook required for this course may not be used as a reference for this assignment.
  3. A minimum of 3 scholarly references are used. References must be current – no older than 5 years, unless a valid rationale is provided. Consult with the course instructor about using an older source.
  4. Title page, body of paper, and reference page(s) must be in APA format as presented in the 6th edition of the manual
  5. Ideas and information from readings and other sources must be cited and cited correctly.
  6. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, and citations are consistent with formal academic writing as presented in the 6th edition of the APA manual

Discuss the value of best evidence as a driving force to institute change in delivery of nursing care

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DISCUSS THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A NURSING INFORMATION EXPERT;

Interview with a Nursing Information Expert:

 

Guidelines and Grading Rubric

 
Purpose
 
The purpose of this assignment is to

  • Communicate your understanding of the importance of quality information in everyday nursing practice;
  • Discuss the roles and responsibilities of a Nursing Information Expert; and
  • Articulate how the professional nurse uses information or data in everyday practice to improve outcomes.

 
Course Outcomes
 
This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes.
 
 
 
CO #1: Describe patient-care technologies as appropriate to address the needs of a diverse patient population. (PO #1)
 
CO #4: Investigate safeguards and decision-making support tools embedded in patient care technologies and information systems to support a safe practice environment for both patients and healthcare workers. (PO #4)
 
CO #8: Discuss the value of best evidence as a driving force to institute change in delivery of nursing care. (PO #8)
 
Points
 
This assignment is worth a total of 250 points.
Directions
 

  1. Download the NR361 Interview Form from Doc Sharing. It is found under the Week 6 Interview link.
  2. Select your interviewee and schedule an interview. This individual must be a registered nurse. Job titles of RNs who may be considered include but, are not limited to, Nursing Clinical Information Manager; Super User, Director/Manger Clinical Education; Chief Information Officer; Quality Assurance or Performance Improvement Nurse; Nurse Informaticist; Telenursing Specialist; Nurse Abstractor; Case Manager; Compliance Nurse. If you have any concerns about whether the RN is suitable for this assignment, contact your instructor BEFORE you schedule the interview.
  3. Review all questions (areas of inquiry) on the Interview Form located in Doc Sharing PRIOR to conducting the interview. You may print the form and take it with you to the interview.
  4. Note that there are five (5) Required Questions to ask the RN.
  5. Note that there are four (4) Optional Questions. You need to select only ONE of them to ask the RN.
  6. Note that there are two (2) Follow-Up Questions that must be answered by YOU.Prior to conducting your interview, review two scholarly resources. These resources should guide your understanding of the RN’s role and responsibilities or make you more knowledgeable about GIGO, interprofessional communication, or other key concepts in the questions that you may not fully understand. For example, if your interviewee is a Telenurse, you would want to review information on this specialty. If you do not know what GIGO means, look it up.
  7. Conduct your interview. The length of your interview will vary but should not exceed one hour.
  8. Submit the form to the Dropbox prior to the deadline outlined above.

 
Grading Criteria
 

Category

Points

%

Description
Demographics

5

2%

 Initials and job title of interviewee & date of interview provided.
Required Question #1(Career Path)

30

12%

 Provide a paraphrased version or summary of the interviewee’s answer. You may quote the interviewee, but sparingly. Do NOT provide a verbatim transcript of everything that was said.
Required Question #2(Value of Evidence)

30

12%

 Provide a paraphrased version or summary of the interviewee’s answer. You may quote the interviewee, but sparingly. Do NOT provide a verbatim transcript of everything that was said.
Required Question #3(Support Tools)

30

12%

30

12%

 Provide a paraphrased version or summary of the interviewee’s answer. You may quote the interviewee, but sparingly. Do NOT provide a verbatim transcript of everything that was said.
Required Question #5(Groups & Utilization)

30

12%

 Provide a paraphrased version or summary of the interviewee’s answer. You may quote the interviewee, but sparingly. Do NOT provide a verbatim transcript of everything that was said.
Optional Question

30

12%

 Type the optional question that you chose to ask. Provide a paraphrased version or summary of the interviewee’s answer. You may quote the interviewee, but sparingly. Do NOT provide a verbatim transcript of everything that was said.
Follow-Up Question #1(Practice Impact)

30

12%

 Summarizes what was learned from interaction with interviewee answers. Describes how nursing practice will change as a result of learning about roles and responsibilities of interviewee.
Follow-Up Question #2(Resources Utilized)

30

12%

 Names two resources reviewed prior to conducting interview.Describes how each resource helped student prepare for interview.
Scholarly Writing

5

2%

 Name of student and date of interview appears on Interview Form. Punctuation and sentence structure are correct. Evidence of spell and grammar check.
Total

250 pts.

100%

 A quality assignment will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.

 
 


 
 
Grading Rubric
 

 

Assignment Criteria

A

Outstanding or Highest Level of Performance

B

Very Good or High Level of Performance

C

Competent or Satisfactory Level of Performance

F

Poor or Failing or Unsatisfactory Level of Performance
Demographics

5 points

 Initials, job title, & date of interview are provided.

5 points

 Initials, job title, or date of interview is missing.

4 points

 Name is provided instead of initials. Job title or date of interview is missing.

3 points

 Name is provided but no job title or date of interview.

0–2 points
Required Question #1(Career Path)

30 points

 Clearly describes career path including education and experiences.

28–30 points

 Describes career path but, education OR experiences are not provided.

25–27 points

 Describes career path but does not include experiences and educational background.

23–24 points

 Briefly describes career path.

0–22 points
Required Question #2(Value of Evidence)

30 points

 Clearly states value of best practice as a driving force.

28–30 points

 States value of best practice as a driving force but may have omitted key elements.

25–27 points

 Briefly describes value of best practice as a driving force.

23–24 points

 Does not discuss value of best evidence.

0–22 points
Required Question #3(Support Tools)

30 points

 Clearly describes safeguards and decision-making support tools that support safe practices.

28–30 points

 Describes safeguards and decision-making support tools that support safe practices but may have omitted key elements.

25–27 points

 Briefly describes safeguards and decision-making support tools that support safe practice.

23–24 points

 Does not describe safeguards and decision-making support tools that support safe practice.

0–22 points
Required Question #4(Pt. Care Technologies)

30 points

 Names or lists 4 or more technologies that improve patient care.

28–30 points

 Names or lists 3 technologies that improve patient care.

25–27 points

 Names or lists 2 technologies that improve patient care.

23–24 points

 Names or lists 0–1 technology(ies) that improve(s) patient care.

0–22 points
Required Question #5(Groups & Utilization)

30 points

 Names or lists 3 or more groups that rely on information/data AND describes how information is utilized.

28–30 points

 Names or lists 1–2 groups that rely on information/data AND briefly describes how information is utilized.

25–27 points

 Names or lists groups but does not describe how information is utilized.

23–24 points

 Does not name or list groups and does not describe how information is utilized.

0–22 points
Optional Question

30 points

 Clearly indicates WHICH optional question was asked. Clearly describes answer to optional question.

28–30 points

 Does not indicate WHICH optional question was asked. Briefly provides answer to optional question.

25–27 points

 Indicates WHICH question was asked but does not provide answer.

23–24 points

 Does not include optional question or answer.

0–22 points
Follow-Up Question #1(Practice Impact)

30 points

 Clearly summarizes what was learned from interaction with interviewee answers.     Clearly describes how personal nursing practice will change as a result of learning about roles and responsibilities of interviewee.

28–30 points

 Briefly summarizes what was learned from interaction with interviewee answers.Briefly describes how personal nursing practice will change.

25–27 points

 Includes summary OR describes how personal nursing practice will change. Does not include both.

23–24 points

 Fails to summarize what was learned AND fails to describe how personal nursing practice will change.

0–22 points
Follow-Up Question #2(Scholarly Resources Utilized)

30 points

 Specifically names two scholarly resources reviewed PRIOR to interview.Clearly states how EACH resource helped prepare for interview.

28–30 points

 Specifically names twoscholarlyresources reviewed PRIOR to interview.Briefly states how EACH resource helped prepare for interview.

25–27 points

 Specifically names only one scholarlyresource reviewed PRIOR to interview.Briefly states how resource helped prepare for interview.

23–24 points

 Names scholarlyresources but does not indicate how resources helped prepare for interview.OR
Fails to indicate resources.

0–22 points
Scholarly Writing

5 points

 Name of student and date of interview appears on Interview Form. Punctuation and sentence structure are correct. Evidence of spell and grammar check.

5 points

 Name of student and date of interview appears on Interview Form.Minimal punctuation, sentence structure errors noted.
No indications of grammar or spelling errors (wavy lines) noted.

4 points

 Name of student or date of interview is missing.Several punctuation, sentence structure errors noted.
Several indications of grammar or spelling errors (wavy lines) noted.

3 points

 Name of student or date of interview is missing.Multiple punctuation or sentence structure errors noted.
Spellcheck “errors” not corrected prior to submission of assignment.

0–2 points

 

Total Points Possible = _____/250

Would you say that the impact of this nursing informatics phenomenon has been mostly positive or mostly negative on practicing nurses, health consumers, or the nursing profession (select one group)?

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Impact of Nursing Informatics on Practice
In today’s technology-driven, fast-paced world, health care professionals are faced daily with increasing amounts of information, technology, and data that require a wide-range of skills. In an effort to cope with these increasing demands, information management technologies are being employed to improve access to a larger volume of information and to enhance the flow of information. These technologies have changed the way nurses receive, send, and apply information on medications, procedures, medical knowledge, patient data, and interventions.
For this Discussion, review the Learning Resources presented this week and consider your nursing career. Have you seen any events, actions, or other phenomena you would classify as nursing informatics? If you have not experienced a nursing informatics phenomenon, imagine such an experience and, then, answer the following questions:
• Briefly describe one of these phenomena.
• Would you say that the impact of this nursing informatics phenomenon has been mostly positive or mostly negative on practicing nurses, health consumers, or the nursing profession (select one group)? Why?
Be sure to include citations from your primary source articles in your Discussion, and provide the APA reference at the bottom of your response. Support your ideas or those of others with references from the professional nursing literature.

EVALUATE THE APPLICATION OF NURSING THEORIES AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS TO THE ADVANCED NURSE ROLES.

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EVALUATE THE APPLICATION OF NURSING THEORIES AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS TO THE ADVANCED NURSE ROLES.

MN502 Unit 10 DQ Topic 1
Reflection
Review the course outcomes at the beginning of the course (also listed in the course Syllabus) and assess how you have met each outcome. Include in your Discussion how assignments and readings have contributed to your development as a nurse in an advanced role. Remember to share some of your thoughts related to specific websites you found of value in your discussion.
Course Outcomes: By the end of this course, you should be able to:
MN502-1: Explain how conceptual knowledge applies to the advanced nurse roles.
MN502-2: Evaluate the application of nursing theories and conceptual frameworks to the advanced nurse roles.
MN502-3: Formulate a professional nursing philosophy based upon the roles and responsibilities of the advanced nurse.
MN502-4: Create a conceptual framework based on nursing science, theory, and research to guide the advanced nurse roles.
Outcomes were fully met. Include 3 references.