Week 4: Theory Guided Practice
Use the six criteria from this week’s readings from Fundamentals of Nursing Models, Theories, and Practice as a guide for this assignment. If you need to review the criteria, click the Presentation tab for a link to Fundamentals of Nursing Models, Theories, and Practice. Select a practice/clinical setting. Use the following six criteria to select a theory appropriate for the setting you chose:- Clinical setting
- Origin of the theory
- Paradigms as a basis for choice
- Simplicity
- Patient’s needs
- Understandability
- 1,050- to 1,225-word paper
| Content: 14 points possible | Points possible | Points earned |
| Selected an appropriate theory | 3 | |
| Explained how the six criteria led to the selection of the theory | 6 | |
| Explained why the theory is well-suited to the named practice or clinical setting | 5 |
| Format: 4 points possible: Theory Guided Practice | Points possible | Points earned |
| All formats have an introduction and conclusion. All papers are formatted using APA. | 2 | |
| Cited a minimum of three sources in APA format | 1 | |
| Followed a structure that is clear and concise; submission is free of grammar and syntax errors | 1 |
| Points earned/possible/18 |
