NR501: THEORETICAL BASIS FOR ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE 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) 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.
NR501 Important of Theory Guidelines.docx Revised 01/01/2016 DRL 2 Keep each example succinct (about 1 – 3 paragraphs).
References from nursing literature are required. 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.
2. 3. 4. 5.
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7.
8. A nursing theory was used.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ideas and information that come from scholarly sources must be cited and referenced correctly.
Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are followed and consistent with formal,
scientific writing.
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 time. To NR501 Important of Theory Guidelines.docx Revised 01/01/2016 DRL 3 10. 11. 12.
13.
14.
15. 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.
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.
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.
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.
Ideas and information that come from scholarly sources must be cited and referenced correctly.
Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are followed and consistent with formal,
scientific writing.
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
Points % Description 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
Nursing Theory 20 20 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 Assignment
Criteria NR501 Important of Theory Guidelines.docx Revised 01/01/2016 DRL 4 nursing theory within the profession?
References from nursing literature are required. Summary of
Selected Nursing
Theory 20 20 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. 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 25 25 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 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. Conclusion 6 6 This section includes the following elements: Summarizes presented information regarding theory in NR501 Important of Theory Guidelines.docx Revised 01/01/2016 DRL 5 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
Specifications 5 5 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 Format 8 8 Title page, running head, body of paper, and reference page
must follow APA guidelines as found in the 6 th 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. 100 100 Total NR501 Important of Theory Guidelines.docx A quality assignment will meet or exceed all of the above
requirements. Revised 01/01/2016 DRL 6 GRADING RUBRIC FOR NR 501 ASSIGNMENT ONE/WEEK 2
Assignment
Criteria
Content
Possible Points =
82 Points
Introduction Exceptional
(100%)
Outstanding or highest
level of performance Exceeds
(88%)
Very good or high level of
performance Meets
(80%)
Competent or satisfactory
level of performance Needs Improvement
(38%)
Poor or failing level of
performance Developing
(0)
Unsatisfactory level of
performance 6 Points
Presentation of
information was
exceptional and included
all of the following
elements: 5 Points
Presentation of
information was good, but
was superficial in places
and included all of the
following elements: 4 Points
Presentation of
information was minimally
demonstrated in the all of
the following elements: 2 Points
Presentation of
information in one or two
of the following elements
fails to meet expectations: 0 Points
Presentation of
information is
unsatisfactory in three or
more of the following
elements: Statements about nursing
theory in general. Statements about nursing
theory in general. Identification of the ONE
nursing theory used
within this assignment. Identification of the ONE
nursing theory used within
this assignment. Identification of the
sections of the paper. Identification of the
sections of the paper. A nursing theory was
used. A nursing theory was used. Statements about nursing
theory in general. Statements about nursing
theory in general. Identification of the ONE
nursing theory used
within this assignment. Identification of the ONE
nursing theory used
within this assignment. Identification of the
sections of the paper. Identification of the
sections of the paper. A nursing theory was
used. A nursing theory was
used. References from nursing
literature are required. References from nursing
literature are required. NR501 Importance of Theory Guidelines.docx Revised 01/01/2016 DRL Limited references from
nursing literature were
provided. Limited or no references
from nursing literature
were provided. Statements about
nursing theory in general.
Identification of the ONE
nursing theory used
within this assignment.
Identification of the
sections of the paper.
A nursing theory was
used.
Limited or no references
from nursing literature
were provided. 7 Importance of
Nursing Theory Summary of
Selected Nursing
Theory 20 Points
Presentation of
information was
exceptional and included
all of the following
elements: 18 Points
Presentation of
information was good, but
was superficial in places
and included all of the
following elements: Why should the study of
nursing theory be
included in a master’s
program? Why should the study of
nursing theory be
included in a master’s
program? How is nursing theory
useful to the nursing
profession? How is nursing theory
useful to the nursing
profession? How can nursing theory
be used to separate the
nursing profession from
other healthcare
professions? 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? What would be ONE
concern regarding the use
of nursing theory within
the profession? References from nursing
literature support
information provided. References from nursing
literature support
information provided. Limited references from
nursing literature were
provided. 20 Points
Presentation of
information was
exceptional and included 18 Points
Presentation of
information was good, but
was superficial in places 16 Points
Presentation of
information was minimally
demonstrated in the all of NR501 Importance of Theory Guidelines.docx Revised 01/01/2016 DRL 16 Points
Presentation of
information was minimally
demonstrated in the all of
the following elements: 8 Points
Presentation of
information in one or two
of the following elements
fails to meet expectations: Why should the study of
nursing theory be
included in a master’s
program? 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? 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?
Limited or no references
from nursing literature
were provided.
8 Points
Presentation of
information in one or two
of the following elements 0 Points
Presentation of
information is
unsatisfactory in three or
more of the following
elements:
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 within the
profession?
Limited or no references
from nursing literature
were provided.
0 Points
Presentation of
information is
unsatisfactory in three or
8 all of the following
elements:
Identify the name and
author of the selected
nursing theory
Identify when the
selected nursing theory
was initially published and
when was the latest
edition published
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)
Identify why this nursing
theory selected and its
potential use within the
student’s selected
Master’s track
References from nursing
literature support
information provided.
Application of 25 Points NR501 Importance of Theory Guidelines.docx and included all of the
following elements:
Identify the name and
author of the selected
nursing theory
Identify when the
selected nursing theory
was initially published and
when was the latest
edition published
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)
Identify why this nursing
theory selected and its
potential use within the
student’s selected
Master’s track the following elements:
Identify the name and
author of the selected
nursing theory fails to meet expectations:
Identify the name and
author of the selected
nursing theory Identify when the selected
nursing theory was
initially published and
when was the latest
edition published Identify when the selected
nursing theory was initially
published and when was
the latest edition published 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)
Identify why this nursing
theory selected and its
potential use within the
student’s selected
Master’s track References from nursing
literature support
information provided. Limited references from
nursing literature were
provided. 22 Points 20 Points Revised 01/01/2016 DRL 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)
Identify why this nursing
theory selected and its
potential use within the
student’s selected Master’s
track
Limited or no references
from nursing literature
were provided. 8 Points more of the following
elements:
Identify the name and
author of the selected
nursing theory
Identify when the
selected nursing theory
was initially published
and when was the latest
edition published
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)
Identify why this nursing
theory selected and its
potential use within the
student’s selected
Master’s track
Limited or no references
from nursing literature
were provided.
0 Points
9 Specific Nursing
Theory to
Selected
Professional
Nursing Practice
area Presentation of
information was
exceptional and included
all of the following
elements: Presentation of
information was good, but
was superficial in places
and included all of the
following elements: Discussion of how the
selected nursing theory
defines and explains one
of the following
professional nursing
practice areas: Education Leadership Informatics Healthcare policy Nurse practitioner A discussion of how the
selected nursing theory
defines and explains one
of the following
professional nursing
practice areas: Present 2 (two) examples
illustrating the above
information.
References from nursing
literature support
information provided. Conclusion Education
Leadership
Informatics
Healthcare policy
Nurse practitioner Present 2 (two) examples
illustrating the above
information. Presentation of
information was minimally
demonstrated in the all of
the following elements:
A discussion of how the
selected nursing theory
defines and explains one
of the following
professional nursing
practice areas: Education
Leadership
Informatics
Healthcare policy
Nurse practitioner Present 2 (two) examples
illustrating the above
information. Presentation of
information in one or two
of the following elements
fails to meet expectations:
A discussion of how the
selected nursing theory
defines and explains one
of the following
professional nursing
practice areas: Education
Leadership
Informatics
Healthcare policy
Nurse practitioner Present 2 (two) examples
illustrating the above
information
Limited or no references
from nursing literature
were provided. References from nursing
literature support
information provided Limited references from
nursing literature were
provided. 6 Points
Presentation of
information was
exceptional and included
all of the following
elements: 5 Points
Presentation of
information was good, but
was superficial in places
and included all of the
following elements: 4 Points
Presentation of
information was minimally
demonstrated in the all of
the following elements: 2 Points
Presentation of
information in one of the
following elements fails to
meet expectations: Summarizes presented
information regarding Summarizes presented
information regarding Summarizes presented
information regarding
theory in general and its Summarizes presented
information regarding
theory in general and its NR501 Importance of Theory Guidelines.docx Revised 01/01/2016 DRL Presentation of
information is
unsatisfactory in three or
more of the following
elements:
A discussion of how the
selected nursing theory
defines and explains one
of the following
professional nursing
practice areas: Education
Leadership
Informatics
Healthcare policy
Nurse
practitioner Present 2 (two) examples
illustrating the above
information.
Limited or no references
from nursing literature
were provided.
0 Points
Presentation of
information is
unsatisfactory in two or
more of the...

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