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The purpose of the Theory Application Paper is to help you apply your selected nursing theory to your specific area of practice.

  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 rationale for selecting the theory for implementation in your specific practice setting. (Do not use first person)
  6. Implementation Plan (Level 1 Header) Describe a plan to implement the theory in your area of practice for your entire department or organization.
  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. 
  8. Conclusion (Level 1 Header) Conclusion paragraph with concluding statements to summarize the content and re-state or re-phrase the original purpose statement.

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Running head: Theory Application Paper

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Theory Application Paper: Pender’s Health Promotion Model

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Theory Application Paper

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Introduction

The growing number of coronavirus patients and their consequent admissions in intensive
care units may overburden hospitals in the United States. Bahabadi et al., (2020) explain that the
United States experiences about 40,000 ICU admissions monthly. In essence, the researchers
reveal that the country is home to the highest number of ICU admissions globally. Nurses play a
central role in fostering care among patients admitted in ICUs. As such, nurses are meant to
foster an environment of care that puts into consideration the basic human needs when attending
to the patients in ICUs. In this regard, the incorporation of theoretical models becomes a key
element. One such framework is the Pender’s health promotion model which portrays health as a
state of positive dynamic as opposed to the standard perspectives that consider health as the
absence of disease.
Theory Description
Purpose
Pender’s model focuses on behavioral outcomes, behavior-specific cognitions and
effects, and individual characteristics and experiences. As explained by Khoshnood, Rayyani,
and Tirgari (2020), the model posits that every person has a set of unique traits and experiences
that determine their subsequent actions. However, these variables may be modified through
nursing actions. Pender considers health promoting behavior as the as the desired behavioral
outcomes; making it the end-point of the Health Promotion Model. Such nursing behaviors need
to foster health improvement, enhanced functional abilities, and improved quality of life in all
stages of devel...


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