Theoretical Analysis Paper

Theoretical Analysis Paper

Assignment Prompt

Summary: A theory can be used to guide practice. This assignment is an exercise in supporting a clinical practice with theory and evidence.

Directions: Identify an outcome of nursing practice in your area of practice that can be improved. For example, if you work in home health, you may identify that throw rug use by fall risk patients is too prevalent. You may be able to use the problem that inspired the theory concepts that you developed in week two. Identify the concept in Watson’s Theory of Caring that could represent or include the outcome. In our example, the outcome would be the changes in self through the change in the patient’s floor covering practice. Identify a practice that can be changed or implemented that may influence the outcome. Identify the concept in Watson’s Theory of Caring that includes the practice. In our example, the practice could be to improve the understanding of fall hazards through the engagement in a teaching-learning experience, one of Watson’s Caritas Processes. Identify exactly how these two concepts will be measured with their operational definitions.

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Theoretical Analysis Paper

Develop a proposition between the two. Present your outcome in an APA formatted paper meeting the University’s standards for a written assignment.

Expectations

• Length: 5 pages not including title and reference pages
• References: 6 sources. There should be enough to support the links between the concepts of the problem and the concepts of Watson’s Theory of Caring.
• Format as below;

Cover Title: Nursing Practice Improvement: Nursing Theory to Guide Practice

Introduction- a short paragraph

Nursing Outcome Improvement- discuss the area of improvement needed in your clinical area. See the Assignment prompt in your Week 4 Assignment.

Why This is a Problem in My Clinical Area-discuss the reasons and include research-based articles to back it up- briefly discuss this because the focus of the paper is constructing a clinical theory and matching it to Watson’s theory and concepts/proposition.

Theoretical Analysis Paper

Clinical Nursing Theory– discuss the concepts, proposition, variables, look closely at your assignment description. This is not a medical focus.

Concepts Defined– Your proposed concepts (not Watson’s) for the practice improvement and the definition.

Measurement of Concepts- How could you measure this practice improvement in a research study?

Watson’s Concepts Tied to Your Concepts- Relate Watson’s concepts and proposition to your proposed concepts for the practice problem you identified. (Keep in mind this is a focus of the paper— your constructed clinical theory and matching it to Watson’s Theory).

Discoveries

Using EVP articles, what impact does this have on nursing practice? Briefly discussion further questions that could be asked for further research.

Discoveries Using EVP articles, what impact does this have on nursing practice? Briefly discussion further questions that could be asked for further research.

Conclusion

Summarize your paper in one paragraph or so. APA formatted. No more than 7 pages (all together). Utilize APA 7^th eds references.