SCHOLARLY ARTICLE CRITIQUE PAPER (35% of final grade) DUE DATE: November 9 th, 2019

GUIDELINES: Each STUDENT will hand in one formal paper. The paper is to be a five (5) pages total (double-spaced, 12 font, 1 inch margins). Follow APA guidelines for a cover sheet, headers, pagination, references, etc. Use APA format and label each section using the evaluation outline below.

The criteria guidelines below will be used to evaluate your paper.

1 Analysis of basic components/concepts of the selected theory. •

2 Discuss in detail the theory’s core concepts and/or components

3 • Use a secondary source like your textbook or scholarly article that details the selected nursing theory.

Application to Research and Practice

4 • Select two peerreviewed/practicebased articles in which the same theory has been applied to clinical patient care issues (i.e. multiple sclerosis, CHF, etc.).

5• Describe the key details of each article (purpose, sample size, methodology, interventions, results, future implications, strengths & limitations).

6• Critically analyze and summarize how the research results can be applied to primary care and improve care rendered by the family nurse practitioner.

7 Format • Precise APA style, headers and pagination, references, proper use of grammar/spelling, etc.

Total 35 ptos

Answer preview

Theory of Human Caring

The theory of human caring, according to Jean Watson, emerged as a result of several years of working in the education sector, and she wanted to find a common theory that is relevant across different settings, specialties, and populations (Smith & Parker, 2015). Nursing is a unique profession since it is about the application of nursing values such as knowledge, philosophy, ethics, and the use of human language to provide care to patients. Smith & Parker (2015) state that the theory goes past the physical worldview to look at nursing…

 

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