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Topic: Inform

Child development theories, educational theories, ethical theories all provide information that support communication and patient care. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and Lewin’s theory of planned change reinforce a relationship between nursing and other disciplines. Non-nursing and nursing theories can work together to inform and guide nursing practice, education, and research.

Choose a theory from one of the following disciplines of behavioral, leadership, business, education, and or technology. Describe the theory and assess its value to professional nursing practice.

APA 7 Edition format only. Sample attached.

Minimum 2-3 paragraphs. List 3 references peer reviewed published within the last 5 years.

Textbook Readings

Philosophies and theories for advanced nursing practice

• Chapter 5: “Components and Levels of Abstraction in Nursing Knowledge”
• Chapter 6: “Complexity Science and Complex Adaptive Systems”
• Chapter 7: “Critical Theory and Emancipatory Knowing”

Journal Readings

Please retrieve and read the following Journal articles from the Library. Articles can be located through a search in the CINAHL database, OVID database, Course Documents, or by using the link at the end of the reference if provided.

Koffi, K. (2017). The universal conceptualization of nursing from the two nursing disciplinary scientific revolutions. Visions: The Journal of Rogerian Nursing Science, 23(2), 13-23.

Roberts, D., & Williams, L. (2017). Commentary: Is it possible to bring the emancipatory practice development and evidence-based practice agendas together in nursing and midwifery? International Practice Development Journal, 7(1), 1-7.

Terry, L., Carr, G., & Curzio, J. (2017). Expert nurses’ perceptions of the relevance of Carper’s patterns of knowing to junior nurses. Advanced in Nursing Science, 40(1), 85- 102.

Library Help

Resources to help you navigate the Library include:

1. A direct link to the Library resources relevant to nursing is https://library.purdueglobal.edu/un_nursing_resources
2. Academic Research Primer. (2018). Retrieved from https://library.purdueglobal.edu/researchprimer88347&sid=2371334
3. Nursing and medical/health studies guide. (2012). Higher Education Corporation. Retrieved from https://library.purdueglobal.edu/nursingresearchguide
4. University Library. (Producer). (2016). Introduction to the Online Library [Video file]. Available from https://librarymedia-a.akamaihd.net/video/library_introduction_video/index.html