UST Nursing Theories for APNs Discussion

Which learning theories and principles do you think are most useful to the advanced practice nurse (APN) in providing high quality health care to clients, and why?

Identification of Main Issues, Problems, and ConceptsDistinguished – 5 points
Identify and demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the issues, problems, and concepts.Excellent – 4 points
Identifies and demonstrate an accomplished understanding of most of issues, problems, and concepts.Fair – 2 points
Identifies and demonstrate an acceptable understanding of most of issues, problems, and concepts.Poor – 1 point
Identifies and demonstrate an unacceptable understanding of most of issues, problems, and concepts.5 pointsUse of Citations, Writing Mechanics and APA Formatting GuidelinesDistinguished – 3 points
Effectively uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. Exceptional use of citations and extended referencing. High level of APA precision and free of grammar and spelling errors.Excellent – 2 points
Effectively uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. Moderate use of citations and extended referencing. Moderate level of APA precision and free of grammar and spelling errors.Fair – 1 point
Ineffectively uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. Moderate use of citations and extended referencing. APA style and writing mechanics need more precision and attention to detail.Poor – 0 points
Ineffectively uses the literature and other resources to inform their work. An unacceptable use of citations and extended referencing. APA style and writing mechanics need serious attention.3 pointsResponse to Posts of PeersDistinguished – 2 points
Student constructively responded to two other posts and either extended, expanded or provided a rebuttal to each.Fair – 1 point
Student constructively responded to one other post and either extended, expanded or provided a rebuttal.Poor – 0 points
Student provided no response to a peer’s post. 2 pointsTotal Points 10