Assignment Task:
Interdisciplinary Theories and Nursing Practice Issues
The field of nursing has come to understand the importance of working with disciplines other than nursing, such as the behavioral, social, and physical sciences, for example, in order to improve health outcomes. As this recognition has grown, numerous interdisciplinary theories have evolved out of the research of collaborative teams.
For this Discussion, you will continue to focus on the same practice or organization issue you did in the Week 2 Discussion. You will be assigned an interdisciplinary theory. You will then research your assigned interdisciplinary theory for applications in addressing your practice or organization issue. Need solution? Get Online Service!
Note: Although your task is to explore your assigned interdisciplinary theory in depth, as you engage with the Learning Resources and your colleagues, consider the other theories that may also apply to your practice or organization issue.
Resources
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Required Readings
- McEwen, M., & Wills, E. M. (2022). Theoretical basis for nursing (6th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.
o Chapter 11, "Overview of Selected Middle Range Nursing Theories" (pp. 230-260)
o Chapter 13, "Theories From the Sociologic Sciences"
- "Systems Theories" (pp. 284-289)
- "Complexity Science/Chaos Theory/CAS" (pp. 303-306)
- Chapter 14, "Theories From the Behavioral Sciences"
- "Health Belief Model" (pp. 329-331)
- "Theory of Planned Behavior" (pp. 331-332)
- Chapter 15, "Theories From the Biomedical Sciences"
- "Gate Control Theory" (pp. 361-363)
- "Web of Causation" (pp. 346-347)
- Chapter 16, "Theories, Models, and Frameworks From Leadership and Management"
- "Change Theory" (pp.384-386)
- "Transformational, Authentic, and Servant Leadership" (pp. 377-379)
- Chapter 17, "Learning Theories"
- "Social Learning Theory" (pp. 411-412)
- "Knowles Theory of Adult Learning" (pp. 416-418)
- Chapter 19, "Application of Theory in Nursing Practice" (pp. 448-466)
- Chapter 21, "Application of Theory in Nursing Administration and Management" (pp. 491-518)
- Chapter 22, "Application of Theory in Nursing Education" (pp. 519-537)
Optional Resources:
- Chang, H. E., &Manojlovich, M. (2023). Clinical nurses' patient safety competency, systems thinking and missed nursing care: A cross-sectional survey. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 29(2), Article e13130.
- Chen, J., Ghardallou, W., Comite, U., Ahmad, N., Ryu, H. B., Ariza-Montes, A., & Han, H. (2022). Managing hospital employees' burnout through transformational leadership: The role of resilience, role clarity, and intrinsic motivation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(17).
- Ghasemian, A., Sargeran, K., Khami, M. R., &Shamshiri, A. R. (2024). Effects of educational interventions based on the theory of planned behavior on oral cancer-related knowledge and tobacco smoking in adults: A cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Cancer, 24(1), Article 45.
- Komaç, F., & Duru, P. (2024). The effect of education based on a health belief model and motivational interviews on cardiovascular disease risk factors and healthy lifestyle behaviour changes in patients with essential hypertension: A randomized controlled trial. Patient Education and Counseling, 120, Article 108126.
- McPherson, K., Barnard, J. G., Tenney, M., Holliman, B. D., Morrison, K., Kneeland, P., Lin, C.-T., & Moss, M. (2022). Burnout and the role of authentic leadership in academic medicine. BMC Health Services Research, 22(1), Article 627.
To Prepare
- Select one practice or organization issue on which to focus for this Discussion.
Note: You may reuse an issue you selected earlier in this course, or you may select a new one.
- Based on the first letter of your last name, you will be assigned to one of the following interdisciplinary theories:
o Theories From the Behavioral Sciences
- Last name starts with A-C: Health Belief Model
- Last name starts with D-E: Theory of Planned Behavior
- Theories From Leadership and Management
- Last name starts with F-H: Change Theory
- Last name starts with I-K: Transformational Authentic and Servant Leadership
- Theories From the Biomedical Sciences
- Last name starts with L-M: Gate Control Theory
- Last name starts with N-O: Web of Causation
- Theories From the Sociological Sciences
- Last name starts with P-Q: Complexity Science/Chaos Theory/CAS
- Last name starts with R-S: Systems Theory
- Last name starts with T-V: Theory of Adult Learning (Knowles)
- Last name starts with W-Z: Social Learning Theory
- Review the Learning Resources. Pay particular attention to information related to the theory to which you are assigned.
- Search the Walden Library and/or the internet to identify least two recent, peer-reviewed articles (published within the last 5 years) related to your assigned theory.
- From the articles you selected, identify key insights and examples of how this theory can be applied to your practice or organization issue.
Post the following:
- A description of the interdisciplinary theory to which you were assigned
- A description of the practice or organization issue you selected
- An explanation of how the theory aligns with and can be applied to the practice or organization issue you selected (Be specific and cite at least two recent, peer-reviewed articles-published within the last 5 years-to support your points.)