Last week you provided an overview of each nurse theorist/and or nursing theory that you have chosen.
This week, please expand upon your initial post by describing a situation from your experiences in nursing in which you would apply your particular nursing theories.
To be clear, you will describe a situation in detail and then apply each of your nursing theory(ies) to that situation separately.
Be sure to pick and example that clearly illustrates the strength of each nursing theory in application to either nursing practice, nursing research, nursing education, or nursing administration.
Describe why the classification of each theory is appropriate for the situation you have described.
Compare and contrast the the usefulness of each of your theories to this particular situation.

Be sure to use appropriate APA citation and when responding to your peers, begin with addressing them personally and end your response posting with your name.
Guidelines for Weekly Discussion Postings/ Discussion Participation: The online discussions will provide opportunities to explore different topics, share what you are learning with your classmates, and gain clarity about the course content. Your discussion responses should demonstrate critical thinking skills and your responses should be thoughtful and promote respectful discourse with the other students in the class. The rules of common courtesy are to be followed (e.g., one voice speaks at a time, polite debate occurs, and all opinions are honored). In order for an online discussion assignment to be considered complete, the student must effectively and adequately cover the assigned topic, reference the course text and other sources with appropriate APA citations, meet the 400 word minimum, the responses to classmates must be developed in a manner that furthers the conversation and learning, the spelling, grammar, and writing must be appropriate, and the online discussion assignment must be submitted on time. Interactions should be thorough, thoughtful and facilitate the learning community’s growth. Discussions will be reviewed on a weekly basis. Contribution toward the course grade total will be based on the pattern of demonstrating these characteristics. Please remember, initial posts should be submitted by deadline. 

   

Week 6 Discussion Forum

• Research  grant opportunities are specifically available for nursing research,  especially those for nurse educators. Is there a grant that aligns to  your project? What steps would you have to take to apply?

***This assignment utilizes TurnItIn.  When you submit this assignment to the assignment drop box, it will automatically be submitted to TurnItIn.  You will receive an Originality Score along with an Originality Report that should be carefully reviewed.  If revisions need to be made to your assignment, you will be able to make additional submissions, and you will quickly receive updated Originally feedback. It is important to plan ahead so that you have enough time to review your originality feedback and make any revisions to your assignment 
before the final due date. Please see instructions for using TurnItIn in the Course Welcome module under Useful Resources.

How many submissions to TurnItIn are allowed?

· For 3000 level courses, you will be allowed a total of three (3) submissions to TII (original plus 2 additional)

· For 4000 level courses, you will be allowed a total of two (2) submissions to TII (original plus 1 additional) (excluding elective courses LDR 4400, NSG 4310, NSG 4410, NSG 4430)

· For elective courses, you will be allowed a total of three (3) submissions to TII (original plus 2 additional)

NOTE:  If you must submit your assignment 
AFTER the due date, please refer to the RN to BSN Late Assignment Policy in the Syllabus for questions related to a request to submit a late assignment.

Assignment Instructions: 

· Review the case study scenario below and the client's family history and medical profile information from unit 1.  

· Next, write a 6-8-page paper analysis of the client (including title and reference page) according to the assignment specifications, outline, and grading rubric. 

Case Study 2 Scenario:

Client, William Collins, arrived to the emergency room for an exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The emergency department nurse enters the triage room to find Mr. Collins sitting at the side of the bed leaning forward with both arms on the bedside tray. He complains he is having shortness of breath that he is unable to control with his usual medications. His son is with him at the bedside because his wife is unable to come with him due to dialysis. 

Case Study Analysis Assignment Outline: 

 The case study analysis paper should include the following sections with responses and rationales for all the prompts.

Introduction (3-5 paragraphs) 

Provide an overview of the pathophysiology of the disease exhibited by the client. Include: 

· What additional assessment findings would you look for? 

· What lab abnormalities would you expect to see? 

· What diagnostics would you anticipate the healthcare team ordering? 

· Provide a rationale for your answers. 

Implications for Self-Care (2 paragraphs) 

· Consider Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and describe where the client falls in that hierarchy and how this will impact care and healing.  

· How does this disease process impact the client’s and/or their care provider’s ability to care for themselves? 

Patient Education Strategy (2-3 paragraphs) 

· Identify 3-5 appropriate nursing interventions and teaching points for your client based on the pathophysiology and assessment findings. 

· Describe the educational strategies that should be incorporated when building a plan of care for your client. 

· Support with rationale. 

Interdisciplinary Collaboration (2-3 paragraphs) 

· Identify 2-4 interdisciplinary team members who need to be included in the care of the client. Include rationale. 

· Consider the care the client will need while inpatient and upon discharge.  

· Consider nutrition, community services, and financial implications. 

Conclusion 

· Summarize the key concepts of this disease process and client case study scenario.  

References 

· A minimum of three references should be used in this paper.  

· References should be no more than five years old. 
Exceptions include seminal works, such as original publications by nurse theorists.  

· One reference must be your textbook, 

· One reference must be from a peer-reviewed journal,  

· One reference must be from an authoritative website such as the CDC, NIH or Healthy People 2030.

Assignment Specifications: 

· Name the paper with a File Naming Protocol: When you save the paper, name it: LastName_NSG 3300_CaseStudyAnalysis_1.docx 

· Paper reflects clinical and professional client/cases, and no references to personal or family issues.

APA Formatting 

· All papers should be written in APA formatting. This paper should include: 

· Formal components, such as a title page, and APA formatting with an introductory and conclusion paragraph that summarizes the key concepts 

· APA-formatted 
level headings 

· APA margin, font, and paragraph spacing 

· Include page numbers 

· Appropriate in-text reference citations 

· A reference page, in correct APA format 

1) You will select a current medical ethics issue to research.

Select a topic related to one of the following current medical ethics issues:

* End of Life

* Eugenics and Human Genetics

* Medical Research

* Reproductive Issues

* Organ Donation and Transplantation

* Public Health Issues

* Access to Health Care

* Biotechnology

2) Complete the template that is posted below.

To Prepare:

• Review the Resources and identify a clinical issue of interest that can form the basis of a clinical inquiry.
• Develop a PICO(T) question to address the clinical issue of interest you identified in Module 2 for the Assignment. This PICOT question will remain the same for the entire course.
• Use the key words from the PICO(T) question you developed and search at least four different databases in the Walden Library. Identify at least four relevant systematic reviews or other filtered high-level evidence, which includes meta-analyses, critically-appraised topics (evidence syntheses), critically-appraised individual articles (article synopses). The evidence will not necessarily address all the elements of your PICO(T) question, so select the most important concepts to search and find the best evidence available.
• Reflect on the process of creating a PICO(T) question and searching for peer-reviewed research.

The Assignment (Evidence-Based Project)

Part 2: Advanced Levels of Clinical Inquiry and Systematic Reviews

Create a 6- to 7-slide PowerPoint presentation in which you do the following:

• Identify and briefly describe your chosen clinical issue of interest.
• Describe how you developed a PICO(T) question focused on your chosen clinical issue of interest.
• Identify the four research databases that you used to conduct your search for the peer-reviewed articles you selected.
• Provide APA citations of the four relevant peer-reviewed articles at the systematic-reviews level related to your research question. If there are no systematic review level articles or meta-analysis on your topic, then use the highest level of evidence peer reviewed article.
• Describe the levels of evidence in each of the four peer-reviewed articles you selected, including an explanation of the strengths of using systematic reviews for clinical research. Be specific and provide examples.