Final paper Theory Application Paper 4000 to 5000 words.

The purpose of the Theory Application Paper is to help you apply your selected nursing theory to your specific area of practice (please select psychiatric nursing for this specific area of practice) . you can still use the comfort theory (Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory as the selected theory)

Please use at least 10 reference and include the textbook

Include subheading!

1. Select a Nursing Theory- Select one specific nursing theorist and nursing middle-range theory that best fits your area of practice. Ex. Pender’s Health Promotion Model, Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory, Beck’s Postpartum Depression Theory, etc)

2. APA Student Title Page- (No Abstract Needed)

· Include the following information on the Student title page in 7th ed. APA format:

· Assignment name in Bold Font: (Ex. Theory Application Paper: Swanson’s Theory of Caring in Obstetrics)

· Skip a Line

· Your Name

· Name of University

· Course Number and Name

· Instructor’s Name

· Date of Submission (Month, Day, Year)

3. Introductory paragraph – Capture the reader’s attention (ex. Grabbing statistics) and introduce the rationale for selecting the specific nursing theory for your area of nursing over other nursing theories (Do not write in first person; Include a purpose statement of what you will describe in the paper as the last sentence of the introductory paragraph.) Next, begin the Body of Paper.

4. Theory Description (Level 1 Header) Briefly describe the theory.Give overview of theory purpose, scope, concepts, structure, and unique focus.

5. Rationale (Level 1 Header) Discuss the rationalefor selecting the theory for implementation in your specific practice setting. (please select psychiatric nursing for this specific area of practice) (Do not use first person)

6. Implementation Plan (Level 1 Header) Describe a plan to implementthe theory in your area of practice for your entire department or organization. (please select psychiatric nursing for this specific area of practice inpatient setting). Plan should be methodical and specific.

7. Barriers to Implementation (Level 1 or 2 Header, your choice) Discuss potential barriers or challenges to the implementation plan and how to overcome these barriers and challenges. Example of barriers psychiatric patient may have… think of their diseases process and inability to learn. Also consider barriers that the nurse may face such as lack of support from managerial staff… lack of government funding for patient lack of insurance to fund care… barriers the patient may face includes- fear of stigmatization, lack of awareness of mental health services, sociocultural scarcity, scarcity of financial support, and lack of geographical accessibility, which limit the patients to utilize mental health services.

8. Conclusion (Level 1 Header) Conclusion paragraph with concluding statements to summarize the content and re-state or re-phrase the original purpose statement.

9. APA Reference Page- Please be sure to support your paper with in-text citations. Please use 5 peer-reviewed resources.

Additional Instructions: Your assignment should be typed into a Word or other word processing document, formatted in APA style. Paper should be a minimum of 6-8 pages in length, excluding the title and references pages. (You may increase the number of pages of the body of the paper up to 8-10 pages if needed). This is a scholarly paper and should not be written in first person. Paragraphs should have a minimum of 3 sentences. Paraphrasing should be done using in-text citations. Direct quotes should be rare and used only when the content can be said in no other way. If using direct quotes, you must include page or paragraph number.

Box 11-6 Propositions of Comfort Theory

1. Nurses and members of the health care team identify comfort needs of patients and family members.

2. Nurses design and coordinate interventions to address comfort needs.

3. Intervening variables are considered when designing interventions.

4. When interventions are delivered in a caring manner and are effective, the outcome of enhanced

comfort is attained.

5. Patients, nurses, and other health care team members agree on desirable and realistic health-seeking

behaviors.

6. If enhanced comfort is achieved, patients, family members, and/or nurses are more likely to engage in

health-seeking behaviors; these further enhance comfort.

7. When patients and family members are given comfort care and engage in health-seeking behaviors, they

are more satisfied with health care and have better health-related outcomes.

8. When patients, families, and nurses are satisfied with health care in an institution, public

acknowledgment about that institution’s contributions to health care will help the institution remain

viable and flourish. Evidence-based practice or policy improvements may be guided by these

propositions and the theoretical framework.

Sources: Kolcaba (2001, 2017).