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Middle Range Theories Assignments Due: Saturday @ 2359

· This week’s assignments include:

Reading Assignment – Section VI Middle Range Theories

Chapter 21 – Katharine Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory

Kolcaba’s Theory of Comfort was first developed in the 1990s. It is a middle-range theory for health practice, education, and research. This theory has the potential to place comfort in the forefront of healthcare. According to the model, comfort is an immediate desirable outcome of nursing care.

Web Link for additional information:

https://www.thecomfortline.com/

Video: Katharine Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory

Part 1 – Introduction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJSivIwRR6w

Part 2 – Concept Analysis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-GxxqWDSkc&list=TLPQMDgwMzIwMjB9YJYJ68lvew&index=2

Chapter 22 – Joanne Duffy’s Quality-Caring Model

The Quality-Caring Model exposes and demonstrates the value of nursing within the evidence-based practice milieu of modern health care. Relationships characterized by caring are theorized to influence positive outcomes for patients/families, health care providers, and health care systems.

Web Link for additional information:

https://www.nursingcenter.com/journalarticle?Article_ID=539833&Journal_ID=54024&Issue_ID=539826

Joanne Duffy’s Videos (3):

Part 1 of 3: Joanne Duffy, “Quality Caring in Nursing & Health Systems,” 2nd Edition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n06ou-UELfs&list=TLPQMDgwMzIwMjB9YJYJ68lvew&index=3

Part 2 of 3: Joanne Duffy, How Nurses Themselves Benefit From Quality Caring

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IprmGpl_mG4&list=TLPQMDgwMzIwMjB9YJYJ68lvew&index=4

Part 3 of 3: Joanne Duffy, Role of Quality Caring and Some Calls to Action

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz019q6akt4&list=TLPQMDgwMzIwMjB9YJYJ68lvew&index=5

Reflection #2 Paper Due Saturday @ 2359 – Worth 1 Point

Reflection and Scholarly Papers:

This assignment will involve your providing a reflection based on this week’s reading assignments of Chapter 21 Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory and Chapter 22 Duffy’s Quality Caring Model. Each theory should be a minimum of three paragraphs for each chapter. The quality of your writing is much more important is more important than the quantity.

All papers must be completed and submitted as Microsoft Word documents. Assignments submitted as a PDF or any other document will not be graded. All written assignments submitted through TurnItIn/Safe Assign will be evaluated using the TurnItIn/Safe Assign similarity index to determine if work submitted by students is original and not plagiarized. All work submitted by students must contain no more than 20% similarity index, any percentage greater than 20% is unacceptable and considered as plagiarism. Papers submitted with greater than 20% similarity index maybe receive a grade of zero.

NGR 5101 Nursing Theory Grading Rubric Discussions and Reading Reflections.docx

SCHOLARLY PAPER

DUE DATE: Saturday at 2359

GUIDELINES: Each STUDENT will hand in one formal paper about a nursing theory. The paper is to be a five to six (5-6) 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.

Components of the Paper and possible points

Please refer to the grading syllabus located in your course syllabus or see attachment below.

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