INTERDISCIPLINARY THEORIES AND NURSING PRACTICE ISSUES

TO PREPARE

• Select one practice or organization issue on which to focus for this Discussion. 
  Note: You may reuse an issue you selected earlier in this course, or you may select a new one.
• Based on the first letter of your last name, you will be assigned to one of the following interdisciplinary theories:
  
  • Theories From the Behavioral Sciences
    
    • Last name starts with A–C: Health Belief Model
    • Last name starts with D–E: Theory of Planned Behavior
  • Theories From Leadership and Management
    
    • Last name starts with F–H: Change Theory
    • Last name starts with I–K: Transformational Authentic and Servant Leadership
  • Theories From the Biomedical Sciences
    
    • Last name starts with L–M: Gate Control Theory
    • Last name starts with N–O: Web of Causation
  • Theories From the Sociological Sciences
    
    • Last name starts with P–Q: Complexity Science/Chaos Theory/CAS
    • Last name starts with R–S: Systems Theory
  • Theories From Education 
    
    • Last name starts with T–V: Theory of Adult Learning (Knowles)
    • Last name starts with W–Z: Social Learning Theory
• Review the Learning Resources. Pay particular attention to information related to the theory to which you are assigned.
• Search the Walden Library and/or the internet to identify least two recent, peer-reviewed articles (published within the last 5 years) related to your assigned theory. 
• From the articles you selected, identify key insights and examples of how this theory can be applied to your practice or organization issue.

Post the following:

• A description of the interdisciplinary theory to which you were assigned
• A description of the practice or organization issue you selected 
• An explanation of how the theory aligns with and can be applied to the practice or organization issue you selected (Be specific and cite at least two recent, peer-reviewed articles—published within the last 5 years—to support your points.)

Note:  supported with scholarly evidence from your research and/or the Learning Resources, and properly cited using APA Style. Personal anecdotes are acceptable as part of a meaningful post but cannot stand alone as the entire post. 
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