ASSESSMENT: Discussion Paper

Perspectives on Nursing Overview of Discussion Paper

Aim of assessment - The aim of the assessment task is to provide the student with the opportunity to discuss the applicability and importance of theory guided nursing practice, including the discussion of their application of a major espoused theory and exploration of their own theory-in-use and how this impacts on their own nursing practice.

Details - Reed (2006) argues that "when nurses deliberately use their theories in practice, they can facilitate processes that significantly benefit patients, nurses, the healthcare system, and the broader environment" (p. 328). Greenwood (2000), however, argues that there is a substantial theory-practice gap between the nursing theories nurses claim they use in practice (espoused theories) and the actual theories they use in practice (theories-in-use) which may have "important implications for the quality of nursing practice" (p. 9). Discuss.

Assessment Objectives:

• Discuss one major theoretical perspective, such as a nursing theory, that currently guides your nursing practice and discuss why this perspective was chosen and how it guides and impacts on your nursing practice.
• Discuss your own personal theory of nursing, including your beliefs and values in relation to the concepts of health, nursing, person and environment and the relationships between these concepts as you understand them.
• Discuss how your own personal theory-in-use developed and how it impacts on your actual nursing practice.
• With particular reference to current (from 2011 onwards) academic literature, discuss the importance and applicability of theory guided nursing practice in general and to your own nursing practice in particular.

Note -

The work is to be structured as a formal essay, with a relevant introduction, body of work and conclusion, however, headings and subheadings may be used. The assessment task as set must be adequately and appropriately addressed. There must be clear identification and evidence of understanding of major issues, with evidence of critical examination of issues, including sound arguments and positions adequately supported by academic literature as appropriate and required. When presenting your own reflections and ideas in relation to your own personal theory of nursing, it is appropriate to use the first person; however, elsewhere use of the third person is required.

The reference list is not included in the word count, but in-text references are counted.

Please write an essay with introduction and follow all the criteria's which has been given (attached).

You can write heading as follows in this essay:

1. Introduction

2. Any one of the Espoused theory relevant for my nursing practice

3. My personal theory

4. Four paradigms of nursing and relation between them

5. Development of own personal theory and its impact on practice

6. Importance and applicability of theory guided nursing practice

7. Conclusion.

Attachment:- Assignment Files.rar