Week 2 Project Instructions: This week you will turn in a draft of your “Personal Philosophy and Theoretical Concepts” paper. Your paper should contain the following sections: Nursing Autobiography: A

Personal Philosophy and Theoretical Concepts Draft

Your Name

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NSG5002 Advanced Theorical Perspective for Nursing

Week 2 Project

Your Professor’s Name

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Personal Philosophy and Theoretical Concepts

2-3 sentences about your paper (introduce the paper in general).

Autobiography

Describe your professional background with personal history that is pertinent to you as a professional. It should not include future goals. It should be about a page long.

The Four Metaparadigms

This is where you discuss what metaparadigms are (in general) and introduce the topics. It needs to be about three to four sentences long. Do not relate these to your theory.

Patient.

Here you write three to four sentences on what a patient is – according to your textbook or in general. Do not make this part theory-specific.

Environment.

Here you write three to four sentences on what environment means – according to your textbook or in general. Do not make this part theory-specific.

Nursing.

Here you write three to four sentences on what nursing means – according to your textbook or in general. Do not make this part theory-specific.

Health.

Here you write three to four sentences on what health is – according to your textbook or in general. Do not make this part theory-specific.

Two Practice-Specific Concepts

Three or four sentences to introduce your theory (including the concepts the theorist lists). Then mention the two concepts you chose from the theory that are relevant to your practice.

Name of First Concept

Discuss the meaning of the first concept from other sources. Then discuss how the theorist defines the concept. Then a few sentences on how the concept applies to your clinical practice.

Name of Second Concept

Discuss the meaning of the second concept from other sources. Then discuss how the theorist defines the concept. Then a few sentences on how the concept applies to your clinical practice.

Conclusion

Three to four sentences to summarize your paper.

References

Bredow, T. S., Peterson, S.J. (2017). Middle range theories: Application to nursing research and practice (4th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.

Butts, J. B., & Rich, K. L. (2017). Philosophies and theories for advanced nursing practice (3rd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Choi, E., & Moore, G. (2020). A case for cultural awareness. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 16(2), 163–164. https://doi-org.su.idm.oclc.org/10.1016/j.nurpra. 2019.11.012

Peterson, S. J., & Bredow, T. S. (2016). Middle range theories: Application to nursing research (4th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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