1. Week 4: Nursing Theory Assignment 4
Week 4: Nursing Theory Assignment 4Week 4: Nursing Theory Assignment 4The purpose of
the graded collaborative discussions is to engage faculty and students in an interactive
dialogue to assist the student in organizing, integrating, applying, and critically appraising
knowledge regarding advanced nursing practice. Scholarly information obtained from
credible sources as well as professional communication are required. Application of
information to professional experiences promotes the analysis and use of principles,
knowledge, and information learned and related to real-life professional situations.
Meaningful dialogue among faculty and students fosters the development of a learning
community as ideas, perspectives, and knowledge are shared.Activity Learning
OutcomesThrough this discussion, the student will demonstrate the ability to:· Demonstrate
logical and creative thinking in the analysis and application of a theory to nursing practice.
(PO 2 and 5) Weeks 2, 3, 5, 6,· Examine broad theoretical concepts as foundational to
advanced nursing practice roles. (PO 1 and 2) Weeks 1, 2, 3, 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) Weeks 4, 5, 6Due Date:
Sunday, 11:59pm MTA 10% late penalty will be imposed for discussions posted after the
deadline on Wednesday, regardless of the number of days late. NOTHING will be accepted
after 11:59pm MT on Sunday (i.e. student will receive an automatic 0). Week 8 discussion
closes on Saturday at 11:59pm MT.ORDER NOW FOR CUSTOMIZED, PLAGIARISM-FREE
PAPERSTotal Points Possible: 50Requirements:Discussion Criteria1. Application of Course
Knowledge: The student post contributes unique perspectives or insights gleaned from
personal experience or examples from the healthcare field. The student must accurately and
fully discuss the topic for the week in addition to providing personal or professional
examples. The student must completely answer the entire initial question.2. Engagement in
Meaningful Dialogue: The student responds to a student peer and course faculty to further
dialogue.· Peer Response: The student responds substantively to at least one topic-related
post by a student peer. A substantive post adds content or insights or asks a question that
will add to the learning experience and/or generate discussion.· A post of “I agree” with a
repeat of the other student’s post does not count as a substantive post. A collection of
shallow posts does not equal a substantive post.· The peer response must occur on a
separate day from the initial posting. Week 4: Nursing Theory Assignment 4· The peer
response must occur before Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT.· Faculty Response: The student
responds substantively to at least one question by course faculty. The faculty question may
2. be directed to the student, to another student, or to the entire class.·· A post of “I agree” with
a repeat of the faculty’s post does not count as a substantive post. A collection of shallow
posts does not equal a substantive post.· The faculty response must occur on a separate day
from the initial posting.3. Integration of Evidence: The student post provides support from a
minimum of one scholarly in-text citation with a matching reference AND assigned readings
OR online lessons, per discussion topic per week.· What is a scholarly resource? A scholarly
resource is one that comes from a professional, peer-reviewed publication (e.g., journals
and government reports such as those from the FDA or CDC).· Contains references for
sources cited· Written by a professional or scholar in the field and indicates credentials of
the author(s)· Is no more than 5 years old for clinical or research articles· What is not
considered a scholarly resource?· Newspaper articles and layperson literature (e.g., Readers
Digest, Healthy Life Magazine, Food, and Fitness)· Information from Wikipedia or any wiki·
Textbooks· Website homepages· The weekly lesson· Articles in healthcare and nursing-
oriented trade magazines, such as Nursing Made Incredibly Easy and RNMagazine (Source:
What is a scholarly article.docx; Created 06/09 CK/CL Revised: 02/17/11, 09/02/11
nlh/clm)· Can the lesson for the week be used as a scholarly source?· Information from the
weekly lesson can be cited in a posting; however, it is not to be the sole source used in the
post.· Are resources provided from CU acceptable sources (e.g., the readings for the week)?·
Not as a sole source within the post. The textbook and/or assigned (required) articles for
the week can be used, but another outside source must be cited for full credit. Textbooks are
not considered scholarly sources for the purpose of discussions.· Are websites acceptable as
scholarly resources for discussions?· Yes, if they are documents or data cited from credible
websites. Credible websites usually end in .gov or .edu; however, some .org sites that belong
to professional associations (e.g., American Heart Association, National League for Nursing,
American Diabetes Association) are also considered credible websites. Websites ending
with .com are not to be used as scholarly resources.4. Professionalism in Communication:
The post presents information in logical, meaningful, and understandable sequence, and is
clearly relevant to the discussion topic. Grammar, spelling, and/or punctuation are
accurate.5. Wednesday Participation Requirement: The student provides a substantive
response to the graded discussion question(s) or topic(s), posted by the course faculty (not
a response to a peer), by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT of each week.6. Total Participation
Requirement: The student provides at least three substantive posts (one to the initial
question or topic, one to a student peer, and one to a faculty question) on two different days
during the week. Week 4: Nursing Theory Assignment 4
