Which of the culture and caring theories most resonates with you for your practice as an NP?

Preparing the Assignment

Which of the culture and caring theories most resonates with you for your practice as an NP? How does the theory integrate the nursing paradigm?  What parts of the theory do you identify with? How does the theory help to meet CLAS standards to advance health equity?

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The student post provides support from a minimum of one scholarly in-text citation with a matching reference and assigned readings or online lessons, per discussion topic per week.

• What is a scholarly resource? A scholarly resource is one that comes from a professional, peer-reviewed publication (e.g., journals and government reports such as those from the FDA or CDC).

o Contains references for sources cited

o Written by a professional or scholar in the field and indicates credentials of the author(s)

o Is no more than 5 years old for clinical or research articles 

• What is not considered a scholarly resource?  

o Newspaper articles and layperson literature (e.g., Readers Digest, Healthy

o Life Magazine, Food, and Fitness)

o Information from Wikipedia  or any wiki

o Textbooks

o Website homepages

o The weekly lesson

o Articles in healthcare and nursing-oriented trade magazines, such as Nursing Made Incredibly Easy and RNMagazine (Source: What is a scholarly article.docx; Created 06/09 CK/CL  Revised: 02/17/11,  09/02/11  nlh/clm) 

• Can the lesson for the week be used as a scholarly source?

o Information from the weekly lesson can be cited in a posting; however, it is not to be the sole source used in the post. 

• Are resources provided from CU acceptable sources (e.g., the readings for the week)?

o Not as a sole source within the post. The textbook and/or assigned (required) articles for the week can be used, but another outside source must be cited for full credit. Textbooks are not considered scholarly sources for the purpose of discussions.

• Are websites acceptable as scholarly resources for discussions?

o Yes, if they are documents or data cited from credible websites. Credible websites usually end in .gov or .edu; however, some .org sites that belong to professional associations (e.g., American Heart Association, National League for Nursing, American Diabetes Association) are also considered credible websites. Websites ending with .com are not to be used as scholarly resources.