Course Discussion Prompts
NUR/513 Version 6
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What are the advantages of concept analysis in relation to theory development? Are there disadvantages? Why or why not?
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What are some examples of concept analyses that have enhanced nursing practice in your work experience?
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Which theories —less conceptual and more factual—are more user-friendly in the practice setting?
Why?
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What are the functions of STTI, AHRQ, and JBI as they apply to the nursing practice? Provide specific examples.
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What are the core concept definitions of each nursing model? Are there commonalities between the models? If so, what are they? What are the differences, if any?
 What are some theorists’ views on theory-driven, evidence-based practice? How do their views compare?
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How do conceptual models and theories apply to research practice?
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Identify and discuss the key components of theory analysis, theory synthesis, and theory derivation.
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What is the link between concepts and theories?
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How are theories tested?
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What is the difference between theory-guided practice and evidence-based practice?
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What are the tenets of the metaparadigm as defined by Nightingale, Johnson, Orem, Roy, Leininger,
Neuman, Rogers, and Watson? How does each theorist differ from the others?
 What factors do you feel influenced the nurse theorist’s definitions and descriptions of the components of the metaparadigm in their respective models? Explain.
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What are four salient contributions of nursing theorists to the development of nursing science? Why did you choose these particular contributions?
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What are the relationships between the key nursing theoretical framework and nursing education?
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Course Discussion Prompts
NUR/513 Version 6
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How do the nursing conceptual and theoretical models relate to theory-driven, evidence-based practice?
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Identify and discuss how you would apply a selected theoretical model to your practice setting. How would this model affect EBP in your practice setting?
 Describe the American Nurses Association’s Magnet status process. What are the implications of this process in relation to nursing theory-driven research and practice? What is its overall effect on client outcomes?
 How does Titler’s Iowa model of evidenced-based practice to promote quality of care compare to that of a quality improvement process?
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How do nursing theoretical models impact the future of evidence-based practice? List two or three theoretical models that would be conducive to your practice setting. Identify key components of the models and how they can be applied to your setting to yield positive client outcomes.
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