NR 501 Week 6 Project Discussion Latest

Impact of Nursing Theory Upon Healthcare Organization (graded)

Below are a few examples of items you may want to discuss.

You may want to initiate the discussion by identifying a specific situation (i.e. early discharge of a patient before sufficient education about ostomy care has been completed) and ask for interventions (based from a specific theory) that could have been beneficial in preventing the identified situation.

Expand discussion of theory and management away from institutionalized healthcare to community settings including Third World countries.

Expand discussion by applying a middle range nursing theory to this situation.

Course Outcome 2. Propose strategies for use of relevant theories that nurse leaders can employ in selected healthcare or educational organizations considering legal and ethical principles. (PO #2, 6)

Course Outcome 3. Communicate the analysis of and proposed strategies for the use of a theory in nursing practice. (PO #3)

See you in the threaded discussions.

Please answer the following question:

Discuss how a specific middle-range nursing theory has been or could be applied by nurse leaders or nurse managers to effectively deal with an administrative issue (i.e., staffing, use of supplies, staff performance issues). Include an example from the literature or your own experience to illustrate your points.