Prof_Marcos A.

you explored an area of interest related to your selected specialty track. You then identified an issue/concern related to that area of interest. Select a nursing theory that can be applied to resolving the issue/concern. In your initial response, address the following:

• How the selected nursing theory is relevant to your area of interest

• A brief description of the issue/concern

• How the selected nursing theory can be used to guide the resolution of the issue/concern

Include an example from the literature or your own experience to illustrate your points. Remember to include at least one outside scholarly source.

Rubric

Scholarliness- Demonstrates achievement of scholarly inquiry for professional and academic topics.

included all of the following elements: •Provides evidence of scholarly inquiry relevant to required TD topic(s). •Presents specific information from scholarly sources to develop a comprehensive presentation of facts. •Uses at least one outside scholarly reference that is relevant, less than 5 years old (use of older references requires instructor permission) and reliable for the required topic.* •Uses in-text citation and full reference at end of posting when presenting another person's thoughts as quotes or paraphrase of information.

Application of Course Knowledge- Demonstrate the ability to analyze and apply principles, knowledge and information learned in the outside readings and relate them to real-life professional situations.

Presentation of information exceptional and included all of the following elements: •Applies principles, knowledge and information from scholarly resources to the required topic. •Applies facts, principles or concepts learned from scholarly resources to a professional experience. •Application of information is comprehensive and specific to the required topic.

Interactive Dialogue Initial post should be a minimum of 300 words (references do not count toward word count) Demonstrated all of the following: •Initial post must be a minimum of 300 words. •

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Grammar, Syntax, APA Points deducted for improper grammar, syntax and APA style of writing. The source of information is the APA Manual 6th Edition Error is defined to be a unique APA error. Same type of error is only counted as one error.