Theoretical Perspectives of Nursing: Assignment Guide

Instructions:

• You should contribute your first post no later than Wednesday 11:59 PM EST.
• Follow up on the posts of your classmates and faculty and responses to your own posts no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST.
• Please use underlined headings in your discussion submission.
• Please answer all questions.
• Initial post should be a minimum of 450 word count with two references in APA format.
• Responses should be a minimum of 125 word count.
• Two responses to two different students is required.
• Please name your thread with your last name, week 5.main and your last name, week 5.response. (Example: Sutherland, week5.Main)
• Your discussion and responses will be graded according to the included grading rubric.

Respond to the discussion questions below:

1. Which of the theoretical perspectives of nursing presented in the readings most closely align with your philosophy of nursing and why? (use heading: theoretical perspectives) – (MO 1, 2)
2. Defend or refute the following statement; “We should have only one nursing theory, rather than several, to guide education, practice, and research.” (MO 1,2)