Evolution of Nursing Theories cont.

1. Grading: Discussion Board Grading Rubric reflects 50 points possible per module discussion board. Student assignment will be graded according to Discussion Board Grading Rubric (displayed below), discussion board guidelines/instructions, and MSN 600 syllabus.

American Psychological Association (APA) is required for writing, citing, and referencing. Please post a response specific to each of the questions listed. Students must address each component of each question. Please respond by addressing each question/item individually. For example:

1. State the provided question or statement to be addressed.

Write your response to the stated question or statement using APA format.

2. State the provided question or statement to be addressed.

Write your response to the stated question or statement using APA format.

Module Two Discussion Questions:

Module Two Discussion questions (listed below) are stated broadly to incorporate synthesis of information from the textbook as well as additional professional literature (research based, peer-reviewed, and such). The hope is to expand the mind to explore and share great exploratory thoughts based on literature at a graduate level.

The focus is to open with a broad base of how nursing diagnosis, nursing therapeutic taxonomies, evolution of nursing theories, and evidence-based practice connect and further nursing knowledge as well as the discipline of nursing (question one [1]). To thoroughly answer question one, use current professional literature.

After a broad discussion tying in nursing theory, move to discussion of grand theories (questions two [2]and three [3]). After discussion of grand theories move to discussion of middle-range theories (question four [4]), and comparison of grand and middle-range nursing theories (questions five [5], and six [6]) . To thoroughly answer questions two through six, use current professional literature and required textbooks.

If accessing the original source of a nursing theory, the year of the nursing theory creation may be older than "within the last three to five years." The original source (older than within the last three to five years) of nursing theory may count as one professional source. The additional number of required professional literature needs to be within the last three to five years.