Description
There is a strong relationship between nursing theory, research, and practice. Nursing theory is foundational to nursing research and practice, and theory is also informed and developed by the results of research and practice. Nurses may select a theory to describe or explain phenomena encountered in practice, and during application in practice the theory is further defined. Nurse researchers test theories’ applicability in practice through clinical research, and nurse scientists develop new theories to explain research findings.
Directions
In this assignment, you will identify a grand nursing theory used in a research article and a middle-range nursing theory used in a research article. You will examine how each theory was applied within the research study and then analyze the utility of grand and middle-range nursing theories to advance the discipline of nursing and its impact upon your advanced nursing practice.
Assignment Details
Introduce the reader to the content of this paper with an introductory paragraph.
Provide general background information about grand, middle and practice theories.
Examine a research article in which a Grand Nursing Theory was applied in the research. Describe how the theoretical concepts and propositions were used.
Examine a research article in which a Middle Range Nursing theory was applied in the research. Describe if the theory was used as a descriptive, explanatory, predictive, or prescriptive theory in the research.
Explain the importance of theory to your advanced nursing role and how research informs and advances the discipline of nursing.
Reference the Grading Rubric for this assignment found in the Course Resources area for further guidance.
Assignment Requirements
Minimal page requirement is 3 pages of content not including the title and reference pages.
Five (5) credible sources of support are required WITH IN THE LAST 5-7 YEARS.
Use APA 7th Edition for format and style.
Your assignment should:
Employ the conventions of standard academic English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.);
be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful;
display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics
MN502 Unit 6 Assignment RubricPrint
Criteria 1 6 points Level II4.8 points Level I3.6 points Not Present0 points Criterion Score
Introduction ▪ Relates purpose of the assignment.
▪ Contains more than five sentences.
▪ Provides relevant information about the topic.
▪ Uses scholarly peer-reviewed sources as support. ▪ Identifies purpose of the assignment.
▪ Paragraph contains at least five sentences. ▪ Purpose of the assignment is not provided.
▪ Paragraph contains less than five sentences. ▪ Does not meet the criteria. / 6
Criteria 2 12 points Level II9.6 points Level I7.2 points Not Present0 points Criterion Score
Grand, Middle and Practice level theories ▪ Differentiates between grand, middle and practice theories.
▪ Uses scholarly peer-reviewed sources as support. ▪ Describes grand, middle and practice theories.
▪ Uses credible sources as support. ▪ Discusses nursing theory in general. ▪ Does not meet the criteria. / 12
Criteria 3 24 points Level II19.2 points Level I14.4 points Not Present0 points Criterion Score
Research Study supported by Grand Nursing Theory ▪ Examines the concepts and prepositions of a grand theory within the research study.
▪ Uses scholarly peer-reviewed sources as support. ▪ Describes the grand nursing theory in research study.
▪ Uses credible sources as support. ▪ Describes the research study. ▪ Does not meet the criteria. / 24
Criteria 4 24 points Level II19.2 points Level I14.4 points Not Present0 points Criterion Score
Research Study supported by Middle Range Nursing Theory ▪ Classifies and describes the middle-range theory used in a research study as either descriptive, explanatory, predictive, or prescriptive.
▪ Uses scholarly peer-reviewed sources as support. ▪ Describes a middle range nursing theory in research study.
▪ Uses credible sources as support. ▪ Describes the research study. ▪ Does not meet the criteria. / 24
Criteria 5 18 points Level II14.4 points Level I10.8 points Not Present0 points Criterion Score
Impact on Advanced Nursing ▪ Relates the value of grand, middle-range and practice level nursing theories to advance the discipline of nursing.
▪ Projects the utility of grand, middle-range and practice level nursing theories in a specific advance nursing practice role.
▪ Uses scholarly peer-reviewed sources as support. ▪ Explains the importance of nursing theories to advanced nursing.
▪ Uses credible sources as support. ▪ Discussed use of theories in nursing practice. ▪ Does not meet the criteria. / 18
Criteria 6 12 points Level II9.6 points Level I7.2 points Not Present0 points Criterion Score
Conclusion ▪ Summarizes the main ideas.
▪ Contains more than five sentences.
▪ Uses scholarly peer-reviewed sources as support. ▪ Conclusion restates the main idea.
▪ Conclusion contains at least five sentences. ▪ Summary contains general information.
▪ Summary has less than five sentences. ▪ Does not meet the criteria. / 12
Criteria 7 24 points Level II19.2 points Level I14.4 points Not Present0 points Criterion Score
Writing and APA format ▪ Contains less than two (2) errors in sentence structure, subject verb agreement, punctuation, word choice, or spelling.
▪ Contains less than two (2) APA errors in paper format, reference page, in-text citations, or headings.
▪ Uses more than required number of credible / peer-reviewed sources. ▪ Follows all assignment directions
▪ Information in paragraphs and paper organized to convey the content to the reader.
▪ Paper length within requirements.
▪ Uses required number of credible / peer-reviewed sources.
▪ Contains less than four (4) errors in sentence structure, subject verb agreement, punctuation, word choice, or spelling.
▪ Contains less than four (4) APA errors in paper format, reference page, in-text citations, or headings. ▪ Information in paragraphs and paper is disjointed.
▪ Contains five (5) or more errors in sentence structure, subject verb agreement, punctuation, word choice, or spelling.
▪ Contains five (5) or more APA errors in paper format, reference page, in-text citations, or headings ▪ Does not meet the criteria / 24
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MN502 Unit 6 Assignment Rubric
Course: MN502 Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Practice Nursing
Criteria 1
Introduction
Level III
6 points
Level II
4.8 points
Level I
3.6 points
Not Present
0 points
Criterion Score
▪ Relates
▪ Identifies
▪ Purpose of
▪ Does not
/6
assignment.
▪ Contains
assignment.
▪ Paragraph
is not provided. criteria.
▪ Paragraph
Level II
9.6 points
Level I
7.2 points
Not Present
0 points
Criterion Score
▪ Discusses
▪ Does not
/ 12
purpose of the
more than five
sentences.
▪ Provides
relevant
purpose of the
contains at
least five
sentences.
the assignment
meet the
contains less
than five
sentences.
information
about the
topic.
▪ Uses
scholarly peerreviewed
sources as
support.
Criteria 2
Grand,
Middle and
Practice level
theories
Level III
12 points
▪ Differentiates ▪ Describes
between grand,
middle and
practice
theories.
▪ Uses
scholarly peerreviewed
sources as
support.
grand, middle
and practice
theories.
▪ Uses credible
sources as
support.
nursing theory
in general.
meet the
criteria.
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Criteria 3
Research
Study
supported by
Grand
Nursing
Theory
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Level III
24 points
Level II
19.2 points
Level I
14.4 points
Not Present
0 points
▪ Examines the ▪ Describes the ▪ Describes the ▪ Does not
concepts and
prepositions of
a grand theory
within the
research study.
▪ Uses
scholarly peerreviewed
sources as
grand nursing
theory in
research study.
▪ Uses credible
sources as
support.
research study.
meet the
criteria.
Level II
19.2 points
Level I
14.4 points
Not Present
0 points
Criterion Score
/ 24
support.
Criteria 4
Research
Study
supported by
Middle
Range
Nursing
Theory
Level III
24 points
▪ Classifies and ▪ Describes a
describes the
middle-range
theory used in
a research
study as either
descriptive,
explanatory,
predictive, or
prescriptive.
middle range
nursing theory
in research
study.
▪ Uses credible
sources as
support.
Criterion Score
▪ Describes the ▪ Does not
/ 24
research study.
meet the
criteria.
Level I
10.8 points
Not Present
0 points
Criterion Score
▪ Uses
scholarly peerreviewed
sources as
support.
Criteria 5
Level III
18 points
Level II
14.4 points
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Criteria 5
Impact on
Advanced
Nursing
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Level III
18 points
Level II
14.4 points
Level I
10.8 points
Not Present
0 points
Criterion Score
▪ Relates the
▪ Explains the
▪ Discussed
▪ Does not
/ 18
middle-range
and practice
nursing
theories to
in nursing
practice.
criteria.
level nursing
theories to
advanced
nursing.
advance the
discipline of
▪ Uses credible
sources as
nursing.
▪ Projects the
support.
value of grand,
importance of
use of theories
meet the
utility of grand,
middle-range
and practice
level nursing
theories in a
specific
advance
nursing
practice role.
▪ Uses
scholarly peerreviewed
sources as
support.
Criteria 6
Conclusion
Level III
12 points
Level II
9.6 points
Level I
7.2 points
Not Present
0 points
Criterion Score
▪ Summarizes
▪ Conclusion
▪ Summary
▪ Does not
/ 12
more than five
sentences.
▪ Uses
scholarly peer-
▪ Conclusion
information.
▪ Summary has
less than five
sentences.
the main ideas.
▪ Contains
restates the
main idea.
contains at
least five
sentences.
contains
general
meet the
criteria.
reviewed
sources as
support.
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Criteria 7
Writing and
APA format
Unit 6 Assignment Dropbox – MN502 Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Practice Nursing – Purdue University Global
Level III
24 points
Level II
19.2 points
Level I
14.4 points
Not Present
0 points
Criterion Score
▪ Contains less ▪ Follows all
assignment
▪ Does not
/ 24
than two (2)
▪ Information
errors in
sentence
structure,
subject verb
directions
▪ Information
in paragraphs
and paper
and paper is
disjointed.
▪ Contains five
(5) or more
criteria
agreement,
punctuation,
word choice, or
spelling.
organized to
convey the
content to the
reader.
errors in
sentence
structure,
subject verb
▪ Contains less ▪ Paper length
in paragraphs
meet the
agreement,
than two (2)
within
punctuation,
APA errors in
requirements.
word choice, or
paper format,
▪ Uses required spelling.
reference page, number of
▪ Contains five
in-text
credible / peer- (5) or more
citations, or
reviewed
APA errors in
headings.
sources.
paper format,
▪ Uses more
▪ Contains less reference page,
than required
than four (4)
in-text
number of
errors in
citations, or
credible / peer- sentence
headings
reviewed
structure,
sources.
subject verb
agreement,
punctuation,
word choice, or
spelling.
▪ Contains less
than four (4)
APA errors in
paper format,
reference page,
in-text
citations, or
headings.
Total
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Overall Score
Level III
Level II
Level I
Not Present
97 points minimum
73 points minimum
1 point minimum
0 points minimum
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MN502 Unit 6 Assignment Rubric
Course: MN502 Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Practice Nursing
Criteria 1
Introduction
Level III
6 points
Level II
4.8 points
Level I
3.6 points
Not Present
0 points
Criterion Score
▪ Relates
▪ Identifies
▪ Purpose of
▪ Does not
/6
assignment.
▪ Contains
assignment.
▪ Paragraph
is not provided. criteria.
▪ Paragraph
Level II
9.6 points
Level I
7.2 points
Not Present
0 points
Criterion Score
▪ Discusses
▪ Does not
/ 12
purpose of the
more than five
sentences.
▪ Provides
relevant
purpose of the
contains at
least five
sentences.
the assignment
meet the
contains less
than five
sentences.
information
about the
topic.
▪ Uses
scholarly peerreviewed
sources as
support.
Criteria 2
Grand,
Middle and
Practice level
theories
Level III
12 points
▪ Differentiates ▪ Describes
between grand,
middle and
practice
theories.
▪ Uses
scholarly peerreviewed
sources as
support.
grand, middle
and practice
theories.
▪ Uses credible
sources as
support.
nursing theory
in general.
meet the
criteria.
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Criteria 3
Research
Study
supported by
Grand
Nursing
Theory
Unit 6 Assignment Dropbox – MN502 Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Practice Nursing – Purdue University Global
Level III
24 points
Level II
19.2 points
Level I
14.4 points
Not Present
0 points
▪ Examines the ▪ Describes the ▪ Describes the ▪ Does not
concepts and
prepositions of
a grand theory
within the
research study.
▪ Uses
scholarly peerreviewed
sources as
grand nursing
theory in
research study.
▪ Uses credible
sources as
support.
research study.
meet the
criteria.
Level II
19.2 points
Level I
14.4 points
Not Present
0 points
Criterion Score
/ 24
support.
Criteria 4
Research
Study
supported by
Middle
Range
Nursing
Theory
Level III
24 points
▪ Classifies and ▪ Describes a
describes the
middle-range
theory used in
a research
study as either
descriptive,
explanatory,
predictive, or
prescriptive.
middle range
nursing theory
in research
study.
▪ Uses credible
sources as
support.
Criterion Score
▪ Describes the ▪ Does not
/ 24
research study.
meet the
criteria.
Level I
10.8 points
Not Present
0 points
Criterion Score
▪ Uses
scholarly peerreviewed
sources as
support.
Criteria 5
Level III
18 points
Level II
14.4 points
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Criteria 5
Impact on
Advanced
Nursing
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Level III
18 points
Level II
14.4 points
Level I
10.8 points
Not Present
0 points
Criterion Score
▪ Relates the
▪ Explains the
▪ Discussed
▪ Does not
/ 18
middle-range
and practice
nursing
theories to
in nursing
practice.
criteria.
level nursing
theories to
advanced
nursing.
advance the
discipline of
▪ Uses credible
sources as
nursing.
▪ Projects the
support.
value of grand,
importance of
use of theories
meet the
utility of grand,
middle-range
and practice
level nursing
theories in a
specific
advance
nursing
practice role.
▪ Uses
scholarly peerreviewed
sources as
support.
Criteria 6
Conclusion
Level III
12 points
Level II
9.6 points
Level I
7.2 points
Not Present
0 points
Criterion Score
▪ Summarizes
▪ Conclusion
▪ Summary
▪ Does not
/ 12
more than five
sentences.
▪ Uses
scholarly peer-
▪ Conclusion
information.
▪ Summary has
less than five
sentences.
the main ideas.
▪ Contains
restates the
main idea.
contains at
least five
sentences.
contains
general
meet the
criteria.
reviewed
sources as
support.
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Criteria 7
Writing and
APA format
Unit 6 Assignment Dropbox – MN502 Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Practice Nursing – Purdue University Global
Level III
24 points
Level II
19.2 points
Level I
14.4 points
Not Present
0 points
Criterion Score
▪ Contains less ▪ Follows all
assignment
▪ Does not
/ 24
than two (2)
▪ Information
errors in
sentence
structure,
subject verb
directions
▪ Information
in paragraphs
and paper
and paper is
disjointed.
▪ Contains five
(5) or more
criteria
agreement,
punctuation,
word choice, or
spelling.
organized to
convey the
content to the
reader.
errors in
sentence
structure,
subject verb
▪ Contains less ▪ Paper length
in paragraphs
meet the
agreement,
than two (2)
within
punctuation,
APA errors in
requirements.
word choice, or
paper format,
▪ Uses required spelling.
reference page, number of
▪ Contains five
in-text
credible / peer- (5) or more
citations, or
reviewed
APA errors in
headings.
sources.
paper format,
▪ Uses more
▪ Contains less reference page,
than required
than four (4)
in-text
number of
errors in
citations, or
credible / peer- sentence
headings
reviewed
structure,
sources.
subject verb
agreement,
punctuation,
word choice, or
spelling.
▪ Contains less
than four (4)
APA errors in
paper format,
reference page,
in-text
citations, or
headings.
Total
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Level III
Level II
Level I
Not Present
97 points minimum
73 points minimum
1 point minimum
0 points minimum
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