Homework
Length: 8 to 10 pages.
The purpose of this homework is to draft and submit a comprehensive and complete rough draft of your Nursing Theory Comparison paper. Your rough draft should include all of the research paper elements of a final draft, which are listed below. This will give you an opportunity for feedback from your instructor before you submit your final draft.
Based on the reading homework (McEwen & Wills, Theoretical Basis for Nursing, Unit II: Nursing Theories, chapters 6-9), select a grand nursing theory.
o After studying and analyzing the approved theory, write about this theory, including an overview of the theory and specific examples of how it could be applied in your own clinical setting.
Based on the reading homework (McEwen & Wills, Theoretical Basis for Nursing, Unit II: Nursing Theories, chapters 10 and 11), select a middle-range theory.
o After studying and analyzing the approved theory, write about this theory, including an overview of the theory and specific examples of how it could be applied in your own clinical setting.
The following should be included:
i. An introduction, including an overview of both selected nursing theories
ii. Background of the theories
iii. Philosophical underpinnings of the theories
iv. Major assumptions, concepts, and relationships
v. Clinical applications/usefulness/value to extending nursing science testability
vi. Comparison of the use of both theories in nursing practice
vii. Specific examples of how both theories could be applied in your specific clinical setting
viii. Parsimony
ix. Conclusion/summary
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.