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.
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.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
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:
·
Theories From the Behavioral Sciences
·
Last name starts with A–C: Health Belief Model
My last name starts with A so I’ve been assigned
Health Belief Model
· 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.
By Day 3 Of Week 3
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.)
Note: Your posts should be substantial (500 words minimum), supported with scholarly evidence from your research and/or the Learning Resources, and properly cited using APA Style. Personal anecdotes are acceptable as part of a meaningful post but cannot stand alone as the entire post.
