NSG 5002 Week 1 Project: Concept Synthesis Paper

Concept Synthesis Paper on Personal Nursing Philosophy

You are required to submit a scholarly paper in which you will identify, describe, research, and apply the concepts that underlie your personal philosophy for professional nursing practice.

This will help you identify your own values and beliefs about the established metaparadigms and metatheories of the discipline. It will also help you identify and articulate concepts relevant to your specific practice. This paper is intended to be an exercise in clarification and organization of your professional foundation. You are also required to provide a list of assumptions from personal nursing practice that illustrate the concepts and framework of your theory.

Your paper should follow a format that includes:

Nursing Autobiography: A brief (1 page) discussion of your background in nursing.

The Four Metaparadigms: Identification, discussion, and documentation from the literature of your perspective on the basic four metaparadigms/concepts of patient, nurse, health, and environment.

Two Practice-Specific Concepts: Identification, discussion, and documentation from the literature of your perspective on at least two other concepts specific to your own practice.

List of Propositions: A numbered list of at least five propositions or assumption statements that clearly connect the concepts described.

Each week, you will complete various segments of your Concept Synthesis Paper and submit it to the Submissions Area for facilitator feedback when necessary. Your paper should integrate these discrete elements and reflect your personal nursing philosophy.

Your Concept Synthesis Paper on your Personal Nursing Philosophy is due in Week 3. However, it is recommended that you begin working on your paper from Week 1 onwards and complete the various components related to the paper week wise as you progress through the course. The suggested tasks for each week are:

Week 1: Nursing Biography and The Four Metaparadigms of Nursing

Week 2: Two Practice-specific Concepts, and List of Propositions/Assumptions

Week 3: Due: Concept Synthesis Paper on Personal Nursing Philosophy

Consider the following questions as you complete your various tasks related to this assignment.

1.How do I define and employ the four basic metaparadigms of nursing theory in my professional practice?

2.What are the major concepts I employ that are unique to my professional practice?

3.What philosophies and theories from the literature of nursing and other disciplines/domains are consistent with these concepts?

4.How are the concepts of transcultural nursing, the health promotion model, skill acquisition, role theory, and change theory specifically integrated into my philosophy and practice?

5.What research supports these theories and concepts?

How do I integrate role and change theory into my professional practice and how may these theories be applied to the organization in which I practice?

The paper is to be thoroughly researched and well documented, with relevant material from the nursing theorists presented incorporated into the paper. Use the current edition of the APA Manual throughout the paper. Sources should focus on references from nursing theory but may also include conceptual and theoretical material from other professional domains. The paper, excluding references or appendices, is to be limited to 6-10 pages. Writing should be succinct and well organized, as it is impossible for the facilitator to evaluate form and content separately.

Your philosophy/framework is to be given a title that is appropriate to its content and emphasis.

NSG 5002 Week 1 Project: Concept Synthesis Paper

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NSG 5002 Week 3 Project Assignment

Concept Synthesis Paper on Personal Nursing Philosophy

Your Concept Synthesis Paper is due this week. By the due date assigned, submit your scholarly paper, in which you have identified, described, researched and applied the concepts that underlie your personal philosophy for professional nursing practice.

Collate the work that you have done so far from Weeks 1–3, and submit your paper in the prescribed format to the Submissions Area.

Your paper should include:

Nursing Autobiography: A brief (1 page) discussion of your background in nursing.

The Four Metaparadigms: Identification, discussion, and documentation from the literature of your perspective on the four metaparadigms of patient, nurse, health, and environment.

Two Practice-Specific Concepts: Identification, discussion, and documentation from the literature of your perspective on at least two concepts specific to your own practice.

List of Propositions: A numbered list of at least five propositions or assumption statements that clearly connect the concepts described.

Your paper should integrate these discrete elements and reflect your personal nursing philosophy.

The paper should be thoroughly researched and well documented, with relevant material from the nursing theorists presented incorporated into the paper. The current APA Manual is to be used throughout the paper. Sources should focus on references from nursing theory but may also include conceptual and theoretical material from other professional domains. The paper, excluding references or appendices, is to be limited to 4-6 pages. Writing should be succinct and well organized, as it is impossible for the facilitator to evaluate form and content separately.

Your philosophy/framework is to be given a title that is appropriate to its content and emphasis.

Week 3 Concept Synthesis Template

Please use these Headings for your Week 3 Concept synthesis Paper

Concept Synthesis Paper: One way for you to provide items clearly is to use headings and subheadings.

Title (not bold)

Short introductory paragraph (but do not label as “Introduction”)

Autobiography (bold)

Insert your autobiography here

Metaparadigm Concepts (in the order you desire)

Nursing (bold)
Define/describe nursing here

Health

Define/describe health here
Person

Define/describe person here
Environment
Define/describe environment here

Additional Concepts

Additional concept one (name your concept)

Define/describe first additional concept here
Additional concept two (name your concept)
Define/describe second additional concept here

Propositions

Present Clinical Example

Conclusion

If you follow this outline/these headings, it will be much easier for me to see that you completed the requirements for the paper but it will also make organizing the paper easier for you.

NSG 5002 Week 1 Project: Concept Synthesis Paper

NSG 5002 Week 4 Project Assignment

Group Project Presentation on Nursing Theorist

Your group presentation on the selected nursing theorist is due this week and has two parts. By the due date assigned, collaborate with your group members and collate the project-related work that you have done from Weeks 1–4, and submit your group project in the prescribed format as noted below.

Your Project Deliverables include the following:

Packet of Materials

A packet of materials should be posted to the Discussion Area for peer critique and submitted to the Submissions Area. The packet should include a detailed outline of the PowerPoint presentation and a one-page summary of each of five relevant articles on or about the theory and at the top of the page should have the complete reference in APA format. It should also include any handouts, such as charts, diagrams, or definitions, which will facilitate understanding of the PowerPoint presentation and the theory itself.

PowerPoint Presentation

Your PowerPoint presentation should be uploaded to the appropriate Discussion Area section of for this week. Your presentation should have:

A brief overview of the theorist’s background.

Discussion of the theorist’s view of the four basic concepts of the nursing metaparadigm and two other concepts unique to the theory

The basic theoretical assertions or propositions.

An analysis and a critique of the model with a focus on elaboration of the theory’s implications for nursing practice, nursing education, and nursing research.

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Peer Presentation Review Checklist Template

Criteria No.	Checklist	Check the
		boxes

1	Does the presentation include all the specified
	components?
	? A brief overview of the theorist’s background
	? Discussion of the theorist’s view of the four basic
	metaparadigms and two concepts unique to the
	theory
	? Basic theoretical assertions or propositions
	? An analysis and a critique of the model with a focus
	on elaboration of the theory’s implications for
	nursing practice, nursing education, and nursing
	research

2	Does the presentation demonstrate focused research effort
	and good writing ability?

3	Does the presentation reflect an understanding of theory?

4	Is the presentation comprehensive?

5	Does the presentation reveal any content gaps?

6	Does the presentation effectively compile the specified
	packet of materials?

7	Does the posted packet include handouts, such as charts,
	diagrams, or definitions, which facilitate understanding of
	the presentation and the theory?

8	Is the presentation style impressive?

9	Does the presentation reflect organization and clarity?

10	Was the presentation submitted on time, and with correct
	spelling and grammar?

11	Does the presentation exhibit consistent and accurate
	adherence to APA standards?

12	Did the presenter have effective communication skills?

NSG 5002 Week 1 Project: Concept Synthesis Paper

NSG 5002 Week 5 Project Assignment

Nursing Theory Analysis Paper

Overview/Description:

The purpose of this assignment is to describe, evaluate and discuss application of a nursing grand or mid-range theory. This assignment also provides the learner an opportunity to connect theory and research to nursing phenomena. Learners will develop an 8-10 page paper (excluding the title page and references) using APA style to address the elements listed below.

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Theory/Author Name and Background

Select a Grand or Mid-Range Theory that is appropriate to your practice setting.

Describe the theorist’s background in detail and discuss how their experiences have impacted the theory development.

Examine crucial references for the original and/or current work of the theorist and other authors writing about the selected theory.

Identify the phenomenon of concern or problems addressed by the theory.

Theory Description

Explain whether the theory uses deductive, inductive or retroductive reasoning. Provide evidence to support your conclusion.

Describe the major concepts of the theory. How are they defined? (theoretically and/or operationally) Is the author consistent in the use of the concepts and other terms in the theory?

Interpret how the concepts are defined. Implicitly or explicitly?

Examine the relationships (propositions) among the major concepts.

Evaluation

Identify explicit and implicit assumptions (values/beliefs) underlying the theory. On what assumptions does the theory build?

Examine if the theory has a description of the four concepts of the nursing metaparadigm. If so, how are they explained in the theory? If the metapardigm is not explained, what elements do you see as relevant to the theory and why?

Discuss the clarity of the theory. Did it have lucidness and consistency?

Application

Examine how the theory would guide nursing actions.

Describe specifically how you can use this theory in your area of nursing (Practice, Education, Informatics or Administration).