nursing theory

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:
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:
Criteria for Content
1. Introduction:
The introduction requires the following information.
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.
References from nursing literature are required.
3. Summary of Selected Nursing Theory:
This section requires the following information.
4. Application of Specific Nursing Theory to Selected Professional Nursing Practice area:
This section includes the following elements:
5. Conclusion:
This section includes the following elements:
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
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 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. Ideas and information that come from scholarly sources must be cited and referenced correctly.
14. Rules of grammar spelling word usage and punctuation are followed and consistent with formal scientific writing.
15. 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