NR501 Assignments Latest 2021 MAY (Full)

NR501Theoretical Basis for Advanced Nursing Practice

Week 2 Assignment  

My Nursing Philosophy

The My Nursing Philosophy Guidelines with Scoring Rubric is due by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. (MT) at the end of Week 2. The guidelines and grading rubric for this assignment are listed below.

Week 2: My Nursing Philosophy Guidelines and Scoring Rubric (Links to an external site.)

Purpose

This assignment provides the opportunity for the student to develop their own personal philosophy of nursing while examining and incorporating a nursing theory.

Course Outcomes

Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the following:

(CO#1)Demonstrate logical and creative thinking in the analysis and application of a theory to nursing practice. (PO 2 and 5)

(CO#3) Examine broad theoretical concepts as foundational to advanced nursing practice roles. (PO 1 and 2)

Requirements:

This assignment focuses on the student's personal perspective of nursing and nursing theory within the profession.

This Word document should include your personal philosophy of nursing. If you have not developed a philosophy of nursing, then consider these questions to help you.

What is nursing to me?

Why is nursing important to me?

What nursing theory do I feel best guides my nursing practice?

What are the qualities, skills, and values of a nurse?

How do I intend to personally impact society through my nursing career?

NR501Theoretical Basis for Advanced Nursing Practice

Week 4 Assignment  

Purpose

This assignment provides the opportunity for the student to identify a nursing theorist and their nursing theory, summarize the selected nursing theory, identify the concepts of the nursing metaparadigm for the selected theory, analyze the importance of the selected theory to the nursing profession, and present an example of how the selected nursing theory can be applied in the area of the student's MSN specialty.

NR501 Week 4 Importance of Nursing Theory Worksheet Guidelines and Scoring Rubric (Links to an external site.)

Course Outcomes

Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the following:

(CO#1)Demonstrate logical and creative thinking in the analysis and application of a theory to nursing practice. (PO 2 and 5)

(CO#2) Apply nursing theory as a framework to guide the development of new knowledge and implementation of evidence-based practice in future professional settings. (PO 1 and 4)

(CO#3) Examine broad theoretical concepts as foundational to advanced nursing practice roles. (PO 1 and 2)

(CO#4) Analyze theories from nursing and relevant fields with respect to the components, relationship among the components, and application to advanced nursing practice. (PO 1)

Requirements:

This assignment focuses on the importance of nursing theory within the profession. Selecting one nursing theorist and the nursing theory they developed(non-nursing theories are not allowed), the student will present a brief summary of the selected nursing theory, identify the concepts of the nursing paradigm as addressed in the selected nursing theory, as well as discuss the importance of the selected nursing theory to the nursing profession. The student will include 1-2 scholarly peer-reviewed sources to support the nursing theory chosen. The student will also provide an example of how the selected nursing theory can be applied to ONE of the following MSN specialty track areas:

Education

Leadership/Executive

Nursing Informatics

Healthcare Policy

Nurse Practitioner

Population Health

Questions to answer: (Use the Importance of Theory Worksheet Template (Links to an external site.) to answer the following questions. You do not need a title page)

The nursing theorist I chose is:

Why did I choose my selected nursing theory?

Brief summary of the nursing theory I chose including key concepts (include scholarly support in APA format)

How does the selected nursing theory address or identify the concepts of the nursing metaparadigm?

How is this nursing theory useful to the nursing profession?

How would I apply this nursing theory to my chosen MSN specialty (educator, leadership/executive, nursing informatics, healthcare policy, nurse practitioner, population health, etc.)

Self-Reflection: What did I learn from completing this assignment?

NR501Theoretical Basis for Advanced Nursing Practice

Week 7 Assignment  

Application of Theory: PowerPoint Presentation

Purpose

Master's prepared nurses actively engage in the process of translating nursing knowledge into practice, thereby establishing evidence-based approaches within the discipline. Throughout this process, a theoretical framework provides a meaningful context to guide and support the evidence-based practice. The purpose of this assignment is to identify a nursing theory or model which can be used as a framework for a future evidence-based project within the MSN program.

Week 7 Application of Theory: PowerPoint Presentation (Links to an external site.)

Course Outcomes

Through this assessment, the student will meet the following Course Outcomes:

CO 1: Demonstrate logical and creative thinking in the analysis and application of a theory to nursing practice.

CO 2: Apply nursing theory as a framework to guide the translation of knowledge and implementation of evidence-based practice in future professional settings.

CO 4: Analyze theories from nursing and relevant fields with respect to the components, relationships among the components, and application to advanced nursing practice.

Requirements

Criteria for Content

Review literature regarding issues or concerns within your selected area of advanced practice nursing.

Select a nursing theory or model which is relevant to your selected area of advanced practice nursing and would offer a meaningful context for evidence-based practice surrounding the issue or concern which you identified.

In a PowerPoint Presentation, address the following.

Introduction to the presentation

Identify and describe a theory or model, and explain its relevance to the selected area of advanced practice

Describe an issue or concern regarding the selected area of advanced practice, and explain its impact on health care outcomes

Explain how the nursing theory or model can be used as a framework to guide evidence-based practice to address the issue or concern, and discuss the unique insight or perspective offered through the application of this theory or model.

Conclusion to the presentation. Connect your nursing philosophy to the application of theory related to the situation being addressed.

References in APA current edition format

Preparing the presentation

Submission Requirements

Application: Use Microsoft PowerPoint to create the PowerPoint presentation.

Length: The PowerPoint presentation should be 7 total slides (excluding title and reference slides).

Speaker notes are used and include in-text citations when applicable.

A minimum of three (3) scholarly literature sources must be used.

Name must appear on the title slide

Submission: Submit your files.

Best Practices in Preparing the Presentation

The following are best practices in preparing this presentation:

Review directions thoroughly.

Follow submission requirements.

Make sure all elements on the grading rubric are included.

Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are followed and consistent with formal, scientific writing.

Ideas and information that come from scholarly literature must be cited and referenced correctly.

A minimum of three (3) scholarly literature sources must be used. CINAHL Nursing Guide articles are not considered scholarly for this assignment.

Abide by CCN academic integrity policy.