Instructions
- Explain why nurse theorists create their theories.
- Discuss three broad categories used to classify nursing theories.
- Examine the realistic expectations of a practicing nurse to integrate unfamiliar nursing theories into practice.
- Analyze why it is important for the nurse to consider a theoretical model when providing evidence-based practice with individuals, families, communities and complex healthcare and educational organizations.
- Create three examples of how specific theoretical models can be applied for the advancement of evidence-based practice with individuals, families, communities and complex healthcare and educational organizations.
Additional Instructions:
- All submissions should have a title page and reference page.
- Utilize a minimum of four scholarly resources.
- Adhere to grammar, spelling and punctuation criteria.
- Adhere to APA compliance guidelines.
Why nurse theorists create their theories
Analyzes why nurse theorists create their theories.
Discusses why nurse theorists create their theories.
Lists why nurse theorists create their theories.
Does not explain why nurse theorists create their theories.
Three broad categories used to classify nursing theories
Analyzes three broad categories used to classify nursing theories.
Discusses three broad categories used to classify nursing theories.
Lists three broad categories used to classify nursing theories.
Does not include broad categories used to classify nursing theories.
Realistic expectations of a practicing nurse to integrate unfamiliar nursing theories into practice
Examines the realistic expectations of a practicing nurse to integrate unfamiliar nursing theories into practice.
Documents the realistic expectations of a practicing nurse to integrate unfamiliar nursing theories into practice.
Captures the basics of the expectations of a practicing nurse to integrate unfamiliar nursing theories into practice.
Does not examine the realistic expectations of a practicing nurse to integrate unfamiliar nursing theories into practice.
Importance for the nurse to consider a theoretical model when providing evidence-based practice
Analyzes the importance for the nurse to consider a theoretical model when providing evidence-based practice.
Explores the importance for the nurse to consider a theoretical model when providing evidence-based practice.
Explains the importance for the nurse to consider a theoretical model when providing evidence-based practice.
Does not analyze the importance for the nurse to consider a theoretical model when providing evidence-based practice.
Examples of how specific theoretical models can be applied for the advancement of evidence-based practice with individuals, families, communities and complex healthcare and educational organizations
Creates three examples of how specific theoretical models can be applied for the advancement of evidence-based practice with individuals, families, communities and complex healthcare and educational organizations.
Creates two examples of how specific theoretical models can be applied for the advancement of evidence-based practice with individuals, families, communities and complex healthcare and educational organizations.
Creates one example of how a specific theoretical model can be applied for the advancement of evidence-based practice with individuals, families, communities and complex healthcare and educational organizations.
Does not create an example of how specific theoretical models can be applied for the advancement of evidence-based practice with individuals, families, communities and complex healthcare and educational organizations.
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Four scholarly resources are utilized
References cited appropriately and are not older than acceptable nursing program standards, unless they are considered seminal works
References are from pertinent peer reviewed articles, journals or appropriate textbooks
Web- references have authors, dates and can easily be accessed with the URL provided
Unreliable references are avoided (e.g. Wikipedia)
Four scholarly resources are utilized
All criteria were met.
Three scholarly resources are utilized
AND/OR
One of the 4 cited criteria was violated.
Two resources for scholarly evidence is utilized.
AND/OR
More than one of the 4 cited criteria were violated.
No scholarly resources referenced.
AND/OR
More than 2 of the 4 cited criteria were violated.
APA, Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation
No errors in APA, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
One to three errors in APA, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Four to six errors in APA, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Seven or more errors in APA, spelling, and punctuation.
The submission does not meet format guidelines.