Theory Development - PHENOMENON OF CARING

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Theory Development Assignment

Theory is a set of interrelated concepts, based on assumption, woven together through a set of propositional statements (Fitzpatrick, 1997, p. 37) used to provide a perspective on reality.

Purpose: Nursing theory development is a scholarly endeavor pursued systematically. Rigorous development of nursing theories is a high priority for the future of the discipline and the practice of the profession of nursing (McCrae 2012). This assignment will introduce students to the rigorous steps required in theory development.

Goal: To develop a nursing theory that addresses a phenomenon in the workplace

Objectives: Students will demonstrate knowledge and competencies required for theory development. By meeting the following criteria for this theory development assignment. Students will:

1. Read chapters 4 & 5 of course text

2. Identify workplace, role and identify and define (2) concept(s), describe phenomena as abstract or concrete

Concepts & definitions

1. Identify and define the concepts theoretically (establish meaning)

2. Identify and define the concepts operationally (use measurable terms)

Relational statements

1. Develop theoretical and operational relational statements or propositions to build a theory

2. theoretical statements (relate concepts to one another; permit analysis)

3. operational statements (relate concepts to measurements)

Linkages & Ordering provides rationale for the stated connections

1. Build relationships with linkages between related concepts

2. Develop theoretical linkages

3. Develop operational linkages

Theory Development Rubric

Criteria	Novice	Adv Beginner	competent	Proficient
20% Introduction: Clearly defined thesis statement Identify workplace & role/title Background of phenomena and why this is a problem	Lack thesis statement background of phenomena workplace not identified	Lack thesis statement background of phenomena, but meets all other criteria	Lack thesis statement but meets all other criteria	Meets all criteria
50% Concept definitions theoretical & operational Relational statement theoretical & operational and linkages theoretical & operational	Lack concept definitions, relational statement, linkages & ordering statement (rationale)	lack concept definitions and relational statement	Lack concept definitions	Meets all criteria
10% % Summary conclusion with reflection	Lack summary and any part	Include summary & reflection	Include summary & recommendation	Meets criteria include summary, recommendation, and reflection
10% Grammatical errors, spelling & typos, sentence & paragraph length redundancy & lack of clarity	>10 grammatical errors, typos & spelling with clarity issues	<10 grammatical errors, typos & spelling with occasional structural deficiencies without clarity issues	5 grammatical errors, typos & spelling with no clarity issues	<5 grammatical errors, typos & spelling with no clarity issues
10%, word document APA compliant and 20%, copy match page count 4 all inclusive (title, reference & content)	>35% copy match, > 10 APA deficiencies	35% copy match, <10 APA deficiencies	30% copy match & 5 APA deficiencies	Meets criteria 20% copy match, < 5 APA deficiencies meets 4page requirement

References

Alligood, M.R. (2018). Nursing theorists and their works, 9th edition. St. Louis Missouri: Elsevier

Fitzpatrick, J.J. (1997). Nursing theory & metatheory. In I.M. King & J. Fawcett (Eds.). The language of nursing theory and metatheory, (pp. 37-39). IN Indianapolis: Sigma Theta Tau.

McCrae, N. (2012). Whither nursing models? The value of nursing theory in in the context of evidence- based practice and multidisciplinary health care. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 68(1), 222-229

Peterson, S.J. & Bredow, T.S. (2009). Middle range theories application to nursing research, 2nd edition. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer

Theory development guideline/rubric ap/11/2020