COURSE  

NR501NP Theoretical Basis for Advanced Nursing Practice

Preparing the Assignment

Identify your specialty area of NP practice. Select a nursing theory, borrowed theory, or interdisciplinary theory provided in the lesson plan or one of your own findings. Address the following:

• Origin
• Meaning and scope
• Logical adequacy
• Usefulness and simplicity
• Generalizability
• Testability

Finally, provide an example how the theory could be used to improve or evaluate the quality of practice in your specific setting. What rationale can you provide that validates the theory as applicable to the role of the nurse practitioner.

ANSWER  

Nursing in today’s healthcare environment is rapidly changing due to the increasing complexity of interprofessional and interdisciplinary practice, and expansion of knowledge in health sciences and technology. Nurses and other healthcare professionals are constantly faced with changes in practice and advancements in technology, and are expected to continue engaging patients in their healthcare and improving health outcomes. Dorothea Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory was designed with the intention of contributing to increased interprofessional practice focused on self-care, which she defined as “the practice of activities that individuals initiate and perform on their own behalf in maintaining life, health and well-being” (Hartweg & Metcalfe, 2022, p. 71). ,,,,,,,please click the icon below to purchase full answer at $10