Nursing Theory Comparison Paper 8-10 pages
Nursing Theory Comparison Paper
#1 Dorothea Orem: Self-Care Framework
#2 Ida Orlando Pelletier: Nursing Process Discipline
Your 8-10 page paper needs to include the following:
Title page with Running head: Abbreviated title flush left header all in Capital letters. Page numbers flush right header
An introduction, including an overview of both selected nursing theories
Background of the theories
Philosophical underpinnings of the theories
Major assumptions, concepts, and relationships
Clinical applications/usefulness/value to extending nursing science testability
Comparison of the use of both theories in nursing practice
Specific examples of how both theories could be applied in your specific
clinical setting
Parsimony
Conclusion/Summary
References: Use the course text and a minimum of three additional sources, listed in APA (6th ed. Accepted, 7th ed recommended) format