Nursing Discussion Post
Identify your specialty area of NP practice (Family Nurse Practitioner). 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.
Family Nurse Practitioner Nursing Theories
• McCormack and McCance's Person-Centred Care Nursing (PCN) Framework
• American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) Synergy Model for Patient Care
• Fawcett and Ellenbecker's Conceptual Model of Nursing and Population Health (CMNPH)
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.
References
Oberleitner, M. G. (2014). Theories, models, and frameworks from leadership and management. In M.McEwen & E. Willis (Eds.),?Theoretical basis for nursing?(4th?ed.) (pp.354-385). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
Parker, M. E., & Smith, M. C. (2015).?Nursing theories and nursing practice?(4th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company.
Villarruel, A. M., Bishop, T. L., Simpson, E. M., Jemmott, L. S., & Fawcett, J. (2001). Borrowed theories, shared theories, and the advancement of nursing knowledge.?Nursing Science Quarterly,?14(2), 158-163.