Directions To complete your assignment, please include the following: Include an

Directions
To complete your assignment, please include the following:
Include an introduction and conclusion
Include a subheading for each question. Answers to the questions listed below should be detailed.
APA format should be used including a title and reference page. You will lose credit if you do not follow APA format.
Paper is due by Sunday of Week 6 at 11:59 PM, EST.
Your paper should be submitted as a Word document via the drop box for this assignment in Canvas.
Choose a nurse theorist and utilize the following outline to analyze and evaluate the theoretical framework. The aim of this activity is to facilitate theory-guided nursing practice.
Question 1 – Significance of the theory (15 points)
Does the theory deal with a topic that is currently important to society?
Does the theory offer new insights about the topic?
Is the theory important to nursing?
How has the theory been used to guide nursing education, administration, and/or practice?
Question 2 – Context of the theory development (15 points)
Who is the nursing theorist as a person and as a nurse?
What are the major theoretical influences on this theory?
What were major external influences on development of the theory?
Question 3 – The theory is internally consistent (15 points)
Is the theory clearly defined?
Are the concepts of the theory clearly linked?
Are all terms and definitions of the theory consistent in discussions of the theory?
Question 4 – Parsimony of the theory (15 points)
Is the theory stated as concisely as possible? Parsimony is met when the statements clarify rather than obscure the phenomena of interest.
Question 5 – Testability of the theory (15 points)
Can the theory be empirically tested?
Are the concepts of the theory measurable?
Question 6 – Pragmatic adequacy of the theory (15 points)
Is the theory used in the real world?
Are education and special skill training required to apply the theory?
Is it feasible to implement this theory in nursing practice?
Describe how you can apply this theory in your current or future nursing practice.
APA and Format (10 points)