Discussion-

General instructions for all discussion:

DISCUSSION POSTS: Each student must be actively engaged in course discussions. Each student must post one original post weekly with a minimum of 250 words addressing the assigned question or topic of the week.

Postings must be original, clear and relevant to weekly assigned course topic. Weekly postings must also contain 1 peer-reviewed reference article/source that is to be used to support posting.

This week's discussion Question:

Reflect on both nursing theories covered this week, the Theory of Bureaucratic Caring and the Theory of Successful Aging. Select one of the two theories covered in this week's readings, the Theory of Bureaucratic Caring or the Theory of Successful Aging and select one of the AACN Masters Essentials to which the theory most relates.

Discuss specific ways as a future advanced practice nurse, how you plan to integrate both theoretical concepts and the selected Essential into your daily practice to improve patient outcomes.

Use scholarly resources to support your discussion of both the theory and the AACN Masters Essential.

As a reminder, all questions must be answered to receive full credit for this discussion. please include your name in the title bar of the discussion. Also, make sure to use scholarly sources to support your discussion.