This assignment requires you to explore the theories in Boxes 4.4 and 4.5 of your texbook (pages 57-58).
- Choose a nursing theory, or a theory from another discipline (box 4.4)
- Search the literature for a research study that was guided by your chosen theory.
- Discuss the following:
- Paragraph 1: Introduce your paper
- Paragraph 2: Briefly describe the theory you selected, including the key concepts
- Paragraph 3: Briefly describe your chosen research study, including the type of study, sampling method, sample and size, and the purpose and results of the study
- Paragraph 4: Discuss how your study/findings connect to the theory used to guide it
- Paragraph 5: Summarize/Conclude your paper
Objectives
- Read and understand a research article
- Identify the theoretical/conceptual framework within a research study
- Discuss the connection between theory and research