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Based on how you will evaluate your EBP project, which independent and dependent variables do you need to collect? What basic statistical analysis might be run to determine statistical significance?

Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research the heart and peripheral vascular system. Based on your findings, create a 3- to 4-page Microsoft Word document that includes:

· Differences between the various causes of chest pain. Include the location, quality of pain, quantity of pain, chronology, associated manifestations, aggravating factors, and alleviating factors in your answer.

· A description of how to inspect the upper and lower extremities for skin turgor, color, temperature, and capillary refill.

· A description of heart and lung sounds observed during the health assessments. NRS 490 Week 8 Discussion 1 Recent

· A brief explanation on how to palpate the brachial, radial, femoral, popliteal, posterior tibial, and dorsalis pedis for amplitude.

· An analysis of the significance of low or no amplitude.

· A concise note in the subjective, objective, assessment, and plan (SOAP) format for each patient encountered finding.

· A review of laboratory tests that may be used for screening clients and the expected normal levels for each test.

Identifies the research problem.

Identifies the research purpose.

Summarizes the review of literature.

Identifies the nursing framework. NRS 490 Week 8 Discussion 1 Recent

Identifies the research questions and hypotheses.

Identifies the variables.

Identifies and discusses the appropriateness of the design.

Discusses the validity of the research.

Discusses the efficacy of the study and addresses if study question is resolved.

Discusses the legal and ethical issues of the study. Includes the use of human subjects and their protection.

Describes any cultural aspects of the study.

Describes the sample. NRS 490 Week 8 Discussion 1 Recent

Describes the procedures.

Summarizes the results.

Describes how the results of the research may impact future nursing practice.

Applies the research to student’s nursing practice.

Introduction

Theories are constructed and developed by nursing theorists to describe and explain phenomena in nursing. Nursing science and development of the profession of nursing relies on this process to expand the understanding of what nursing is and what nursing does. The purpose of this assignment is to explore how a theorist explicates their philosophy and thoughts and then develops their theory based on testing and use in practice. An evaluation of the theory will make clear its usefulness to nursing practice, leadership, and/or education. NRS 490 Week 8 Discussion 1 Recent

Directions

In this assignment, you are going to explore how a nurse theorist of your choice created their theory. You will become the theorist immersing yourself in the writings from the earliest mentioned to the most current literature. Writing in the voice of the theorist (taking on the persona of the theorist), you will create the theory through the following four stages. NRS 490 Week 8 Discussion 1 Recent

In the first stage, theorizing occurs. This is where you, as the theorist, identify the concepts of what nursing is and is not. Perhaps you questioned what concepts were guiding those in nursing practice and then started to question your role. You started asking yourself, “Where am I in nursing, and where the profession is going? Is there some overarching understanding that guides the professional in his or her practice?” This is where you recognize that a theory is needed. NRS 490 Week 8 Discussion 1 Recent

In the second stage, syntax is developed. This is where you will define the terms, explain relationships between the terms, and examine their expansion. Syntax development is an evolution. Consider, for example, Jean Watson. She starts by defining the word “caring.” Within the last several years, she has refined her terminology changing the term caring to caritas and identified the relationships between terms. This demonstrates a growth and maturation from decades of research she and other scholars did to produce the theory of caring.

The third stage is theory testing. Here, the theorists and other researchers consider whether this theory helps answer questions that arise in nursing. This is where your theory is used by a widening group of researchers. For example, graduate nursing students request to use the tool you developed while testing your theory in an area of nursing. NRS 490 Week 8 Discussion 1 Recent

The fourth and last stage is evaluation. This is where the theory is used in practice with the goal of improving healthcare. It is evidenced in the development of policies, procedures and best practice standards that have evolved from theory implementation.

Assignment Details

Begin your paper with an introductory paragraph that describes why you chose this theorist. First person voice (I, me, etc.) is acceptable in this paper.

Write in the first person voice (I, me, our, etc.) as the theorist. For example: I, Dr. Jean Watson, found that caring was a core concept of how I viewed nursing. To me, caring is the essence of nursing.

Use the four stages (theorizing, syntax, theory testing, and evaluation) to explain how your theory was developed and used in nursing.

In the first (theorizing) stage, provide the historical context that influenced the theorist’s thinking.

In the second (syntax) stage, describe the development of the concepts and statements.

In the third (theory testing), provide two (2) examples of research examining the theory. NRS 490 Week 8 Discussion 1 Recent

In the fourth (evaluation), provide three (3) examples of how the theory has been used in practice and a brief evaluation of the theory.