Preparing the Assignment
Identify your specialty area of NP practice (my specialty will be Psych Mental Health Nurse Practitioner). Select a nursing theory, borrowed theory, or interdisciplinary theory provided in the lesson plan or one of your own findings. Address the following:
Origin
Meaning and scope
Logical adequacy
Usefulness and simplicity
Generalizability
Testability
Finally, provide an example how the theory could be used to improve or evaluate the quality of practice in your specific setting. What rationale can you provide that validates the theory as applicable to the role of the nurse practitioner.
From Instructor:
Hello,
In our Week 1 discussion we discussed the importance of theory to practice. This week I look forward to our discussion as we look closer at theory in practice and you select a particular theory that you can see yourself implementing in your practice. This could be a nursing theory, borrowed theory, or interdisciplinary theory. Why does your chosen theory resonate with you? Can you reflect on past practice and identify how you used the theory? How will it look different in your future NP practice? I look forward to your posts.
Dr.Thompson