NR501NP Week 4 Discussion - Identify your specialty

Week 4 Discussion Question NR501NP

Identify your specialty area of NP practice.  My specialty is Mental Health/Psych.   Select a nursing theory, borrowed theory, or interdisciplinary theory provided in the lesson plan or one of your own findings. Address the following:

• Origin
• Meaning and scope
• Logical adequacy
• Usefulness and simplicity
• Generalizability
• Testability

Finally, provide an example how the theory could be used to improve or evaluate the quality of practice in your specific setting. What rationale can you provide that validates the theory as applicable to the role of the nurse practitioner.