- Choose a nursing theory different from what has been used in previous assignments.
- Evaluate the nursing theory using the evaluation and analysis tool and post the tool within the Discussion Board.
- Discuss difficulties that may be encountered when applying the selected theory to practice.
- Discuss what was learned from analyzing this theory.
- After you complete your analysis, rank the theory and its application to nursing practice. Use a Likert scale to rank the theory from 1-5 (1. extremely applicable, 2. applicable, 3. somewhat applicable, 4. difficult, 5. extremely difficult). Provide a rationale for the Likert score selected.
Analysis Tool
| Evaluation and Analysis of Nursing Theory | |
| · Name of Nursing theory? | |
| · What is the level, Is the theory a conceptual model or grand theory, Middle range, or practice theory? | |
| · What are the major assumptions? | |
| · What is the scope of the nursing theory? | |
| Usefulness | |
| · Describe the usefulness of the nursing theory in practice, research, and education. | |
| Parsimony | |
| · Clarity- Are the concepts, variables and relationships clearly defined | |
| · How simple is the nursing theory? Is it easy to understand or is it complex? | |
| Testability
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| · How accessible is the nursing theory? Do the concepts, assumptions and relationships make sense, can it be applied to in differing environments? | |
| · How general is the Nursing theory? Can it be expanded to wider populations, or is it specific? | |
| Value | |
| · How would you evaluate the effectiveness of this theory in practice, what will you be looking for, are the outcomes tangible? | |
| · How important is the nursing theory to nursing as a profession? |
- Choose a nursing theory different from what has been used in previous assignments.
- Evaluate the nursing theory using the evaluation and analysis tool and post the tool within the Discussion Board.
- Discuss difficulties that may be encountered when applying the selected theory to practice.
- Discuss what was learned from analyzing this theory.
- After you complete your analysis, rank the theory and its application to nursing practice. Use a Likert scale to rank the theory from 1-5 (1. extremely applicable, 2. applicable, 3. somewhat applicable, 4. difficult, 5. extremely difficult). Provide a rationale for the Likert score selected.
Analysis Tool
| Evaluation and Analysis of Nursing Theory | |
| · Name of Nursing theory? | |
| · What is the level, Is the theory a conceptual model or grand theory, Middle range, or practice theory? | |
| · What are the major assumptions? | |
| · What is the scope of the nursing theory? | |
| Usefulness | |
| · Describe the usefulness of the nursing theory in practice, research, and education. | |
| Parsimony | |
| · Clarity- Are the concepts, variables and relationships clearly defined | |
| · How simple is the nursing theory? Is it easy to understand or is it complex? | |
| Testability
|
|
| · How accessible is the nursing theory? Do the concepts, assumptions and relationships make sense, can it be applied to in differing environments? | |
| · How general is the Nursing theory? Can it be expanded to wider populations, or is it specific? | |
| Value | |
| · How would you evaluate the effectiveness of this theory in practice, what will you be looking for, are the outcomes tangible? | |
| · How important is the nursing theory to nursing as a profession? |
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