NKU MSN602 2019 JULY Module 2 Discussion Latest

MSN 602 ADVANCED THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE AND RESEARCH

Module 2 Discussion

Nursing Conceptual Models and Borrowed Theories

Choose one of the conceptual models in your assigned reading in your Alligood text and answer the following questions:  a.  Name of the conceptual model;  b.  Core concepts of the model;  c.  Describe a nursing situation in which the model could be applied; and d.  Describe how you would apply  your chosen model to the nursing situation to facilitate a process improvement.

Choose a borrowed theory from either your Polit and Beck text or the llterature which could be applied to a nursing research article.  Answer the following items:  a.  Name the theory and the non-nursing discipline from which it comes;  b.  Identify 3-4 of the core concepts of the theory; and c.  Explain why this theory might be a good fit from which to develop a nursing research study.

Your assigned readings this week introduces you to the ways of knowing in nursing written by Barbara Carper.  This is a seminal work in nursing.    Answer the following items:   a.  List the 4 patterns of knowing according to Barbara Carper;  b.  Provide an example from your practice for each of the 4 patterns;  and c.  What are your thoughts about the pertinence of these patterns in nursing today?

There are multiple learning theories as you read in the Zhou & Brown chapter. Answer the following items:  a.  Choose and identify the name of one of the learning theories from the assigned reading of Zhou & Brown   and  b.  Develop a step-by-step program to decrease the frequency of medical mistakes in a healthcare practice setting.  Cite the principles or key concepts from your chosen learning theory that back each step of the program you develop.