Discussion Question: Carper’s 4 Patterns of Knowing (Chapter 1) Develop a graph

Discussion Question:

Carper’s 4 Patterns of Knowing (Chapter 1)

1. Develop a graphic that illustrates Carper’s theory and post it to the discussion board.
2. Explain Carper’s theory of nursing knowledge and how your graphic illustrates the 4 components of the theory.
3. Be sure to include specific sub-competencies in your post.

See examples below. You can use PowerPoint and then save it as a jpg. or use other applications such as Padlet or easel.ly

Purpose:

The purpose of the threaded discussion is to promote dialogue among students and faculty related to course competencies and constructs to enhance mastery of knowledge related to course objectives.

Requirements:

• The student must provide the initial substantive response to the discussion question/topic(s) posted by the course faculty by Friday of those weeks with a discussion board assignment.
• The student must also provide a minimum of two additional responses to two student colleagues on two different days by Tuesday of those weeks with a discussion board assignment.
• All questions posed to the initial student post by course faculty need to be answered by the student to earn full credit for the discussion board assignment.
• This should be substantive feedback to a student colleague’s response to the question/topic posted by the course faculty. All responses must be respectful and thoughtful.
• Discussion boards are not opinion boards. Students are expected to have scholarly sources to support their claims and constructs presented in the original post and citations must be provided. While scholarly resources are not required for your response posts, they do strengthen your posts and you must cite information taken from a source. Citations for parts of posts that are synthesized from the course text, peer-reviewed research articles, and other credible sources are required. Course faculty monitor for the compliance of citations with Turnitin evaluation of the posts intermittently during the course session.

• Theory Analysis: Week 3 – Final Paper

Purpose:

The purpose of this assignment is intended to allow the student to show evidence of the following course objectives:

• Examine how the advanced practice nurse integrates scientific findings from nursing, biopsychosocial fields, genetics, public health, quality improvement, and organizational sciences for the continual improvement of nursing care across diverse settings.
• Apply research outcomes within the practice setting, resolve practice problems, work as a change agent, and disseminate results.

Description:

In week 1, you completed the below reading and submitted the draft of this paper to the South Writing Center. During Week 2, the Writing Center sent you feedback. You will upload 1) your South Writing Lab Feedback (the one that was emailed to you with track changes) and 2) a final draft of the paper (with all changes made per the Writing Center feedback) to the dropbox so that we can see that you incorporated the recommended changes in your final paper:

Read the attached article, An Analysis and Evaluation of the Theory of Unpleasant SymptomsDownload An Analysis and Evaluation of the Theory of Unpleasant Symptoms

Consider all 19 questions and answer the bolded questions in your paper (#1, #15, #16, #19):

1. What is the purpose of the theory?
2. What is the scope of the theory?
3. What were the origins of the theory?
4. What are the major concepts?
5. What are the theoretical propositions?
6. What are the major assumptions?
7. What is the context for use?
8. Are the concepts theoretically and operationally defined? Why or why not?
9. Are statements defined? Why or why not?
10. Are linkages explicit? Explain your answer.
11. Is the theory logically organized? Explain your answer.
12. Is there a model/diagram? Why or why not?
13. Are the concepts, statements, and assumptions consistent? Why or why not?
14. Are outcomes or consequences stated or predicted?
15. Is the theory congruent with current nursing standards? Nursing interventions?
16. Has the theory been tested? Is it supported by research? Explain your answer.
17. Is there evidence that the theory has been used? Is it socially or culturally relevant? Explain your answer.
18. Does the theory contribute to nursing? What are the implications for nursing related to the implementation of the theory?
19. How would you use the theory in a research study or in practice?

Requirements

• You are required to submit 2 files for this assignment. You will upload:
  1. Your South Writing Lab Feedback (the one that was emailed to you) and
  2. A final draft of the paper (with all changes made per the Writing Center feedback) to the dropbox.
• This assignment needs to be submitted following APA format (title page, headings, reference page, etc.). Citations from References that are synthesized from the assigned article, course text, evidence-based and peer-reviewed research articles, and other credible sources are required. A minimum of 3 resources are used. References must be current within 5 years, with the exception of the assigned article from 2017.
• This assignment will be submitted below through Canvas and automatically run through TurnItIn. Course faculty monitor for the compliance of citations with Turnitin evaluation of the assignment during the course session.
  • Please click here for more information on TurnItIn
  • NOTE: Evidence of plagiarism will result in a score of 0 for this assignment. Repeat offenses of plagiarism will result in more significant repercussions per the South College student handbook.
• Evaluation: The following rubric will be used to score this assignment.

Rubric

Theory Analysis Rubric

Theory Analysis Rubric

Criteria	Ratings	Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent Knowledge.All prompts or questions are answered and thoroughly discussed: What is the purpose of the theory? Is the theory congruent with current nursing standards? Nursing interventions? Has the theory been tested? Is it supported by research? Explain your answer. How would you use the theory in a research study or in practice?	50 pts Excellent Work -Follows all requirements for the assignment. -Conveys well-rounded knowledge of the topic. – Information is accurate, with supporting evidence (see additional resources requirement). Opinion is stated as such. -Excels in fully presenting what is known about the topic. – All prompts or questions are answered and thoroughly discussed 40 pts Meets Expectations -Follows all requirements for the assignment. -Major points of topic are mostly covered in the required assignment areas. – Majority of the questions are answered and thoroughly discussed (minimum of 3 questions) 20 pts Needs Improvement -Knowledge of topic is partially covered. -Key information is missing from 2 or more assignment areas. – Some questions are answered and discussed (minimum of 2 questions) – Some questions are not thoroughly discussed 0 pts Not Acceptable -Knowledge of topic is general and does not cover all the required assignment areas.	50 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIncorporation of Writing Center Feedback	10 pts Excellent Work – Feeback from the writing center is incorporated -Writing Center Feedback is submitted 5 pts Needs Improvement – Feeback from the writing center is not incorporated -Writing Center Feedback is submitted 0 pts Not Acceptable – Feeback from the writing center is Not incorporated -Writing Center Feedback is Not submitted	10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeFlow of Content & Writing Composition (Spelling, Grammar, Sentence Structure)	10 pts Excellent Work -An occasional error may occur, but writing, grammar, spelling, transitions, readability, and sentence structure are essentially error free. -Well-organized. -Information flows in logical and interesting sequence. -Easy to read, follow, and understand throughout. -Captures the reader’s attention 8 pts Meets Expectations -Some minor errors (1-3 errors) may occur with spelling, grammar, transitions, and sentence structure but are not consistent throughout. -Errors do not interfere with the readability or comprehension of information. -Organized. -Information flows in logical and interesting sequence. -Easy to read, follow, and understand through most of the paper 4 pts Needs Improvement -Frequent errors (4-5 errors) occur with spelling, grammar, transitions, sentence structure, and readability throughout. -Organization, sequence, and flow of presentation are difficult to follow at times. -Information is difficult to read or understand in a few areas. 0 pts Not Acceptable -Numerous errors (>6 errors) occur with spelling, grammar, transitions, and sentence structure, throughout, which make it very difficult to read and understand the information presented. -Paper is not well organized. -Information is difficult to read, understand, and follow throughout most of the paper.	10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeReferences	10 pts Excellent Work -Information gathered from a variety of nursing journals and nursing and/or medical organization websites. – Using at least 3 resources—-Utilize additional resources to support or disprove the concepts presented. 8 pts Meets Expectations -Information gathered from a variety of relevant sources. – Using 2 resources—-Utilize additional resources to support or disprove the concepts presented. 4 pts Needs Improvement -Information gathered from a variety of relevant sources. (Not all are professional sites). – Using 1 resource—-Utilize additional resources to support or disprove the concepts presented. 0 pts Not Acceptable -Not all references are appropriate, not from scholarly sources. – Uses no additional resources to support or disprove the concepts presented	10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPA Format	10 pts Excellent Work -An occasional error may occur, but the paper is essentially error-free, following APA format in the body of the paper and reference page. 8 pts Meets Expectations -Some minor errors (1-3 errors) may occur with APA format, but errors are not consistent throughout the paper. 4 pts Needs Improvement -Frequent errors (4-5 errors) occur with APA format throughout the paper. 0 pts Not Acceptable -Numerous errors (>6 errors) occur with APA format consistently throughout the paper, indicating that little effort was placed on understanding the format guidelines.	10 pts
Total Points: 90

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