Theory-Guided Practice

Assignment Content

1. Use the six criteria from this week’s readings from Fundamentals of Nursing Models, Theories, and Practice as a guide for this assignment. You can access these readings directly by using the Theory-Guided Practice Readings Link directly below this assignment entry.
   Select a practice/clinical setting.
   Use the following six criteria to select a theory appropriate for the setting you chose:

   • Clinical setting
   • Origin of the theory
   • Paradigms as a basis for choice
   • Simplicity
   • Patient’s needs
   • Understandability

   Explain what practice or clinical setting you chose, how the six criteria helped you choose, and why the selected theory is well suited to it.
   Cite a minimum of two sources in text and include a page or slide with APA-formatted references.
   Format your assignment as one of the following:

   • 15- to 20-slide presentation with detailed speaker notes
   • 15- to 20-minute oral presentation with detailed speaker notes
   • 1,050- to 1,225-word paper
   • Another format approved by your instructor