Goal: Analyze and evaluate a middle range theory. You will select a middle rang

Goal:
Analyze and evaluate a
middle range theory. You will select a middle range theory and identify
application of nursing theories into clinical practice.
Content
Requirements:
1. Components
of the theory
o Discuss
the major concepts of the theory
o Philosophical
basis or worldview change, advancing health
2. Structural
aspects of the theory
o Discuss
the framework of the theory.
3. Identify
an area of your practice where this theory could be applicable
o What
question does the theory help to answer?
o Describe
the area of interest in relationship to the theory/theoretical model.
o Is it
appropriate for the practice setting and is it applicable?
o Discuss
the strength and weakness of the theory. If there is weakness, discuss what
makes it difficult to be used in practice.
4. Use of
theory in clinical practice.
o Performing
a literature review is essential to completing this section. If there is no
literature available about the application of this theory in practice, address
reason(s) why based on your findings.
5. Evaluation
of theory
o Is this
theory used to understand and apply into practice?
o What
difficulties did you encounter or would anticipate encountering in using this
theory?
o What
would make this theory more usable or applicable to practice?
Submission
Instructions:
· The paper is to be clear
and concise, and students will lose points for improper grammar, punctuation
and misspelling.
· The paper should be
formatted per current APA and references should be current (published within
last five years) scholarly journal articles or primary legal sources
(statutes, court opinions.)
· The paper is to be 3 – 5
pages in length, excluding the title, abstract and references page. Turnitin
similarity should be less than 14%
· Incorporate a minimum of 4
current (published within last five years) scholarly journal articles or
primary legal sources (statutes, court opinions) within your work. Journal
articles and books should be referenced according to current APA style.
Read
· Butts, J. & Rich, K. (2015). Philosophies and theories for advanced nursing
practice (3rd ed.). Jones and Bartlett Learning. ISBN:
9781284112245
o Chapters 9, 10, 11 and 12
· Gray, J., Grove, S. & Sutherland, S. (2018). Burns and Grove’s the practice of nursing
research: Appraisal, synthesis, and generation of evidence (8th
ed.). Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0323377584
o Chapters 14-15
Online Materials & Resources
Visit the CINAHL
Complete under the A-to-Z
Databases on the University Library’s website and
locate/read the articles below:
1.
WANLESS, S. (2017). APPLYING THEORIES OF HEALTH BEHAVIOR AND CHANGE TO MOVING
AND HANDLING PRACTICE. International Journal of Safe Patient Handling &
Mobility (SPHM), 7(3), 105-109.
2. Ingham-Broomfield, R. (. (2016). A nurses’ guide to mixed methods research.
Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 33(4), 46-52
3. Kandola, D., Banner, D., O’Keefe-McCarthy, S., & Jassal, D. (2014).
Sampling Methods in Cardiovascular Nursing Research: An Overview. Canadian
Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 24(3), 15-18.