Theory comparison | NURS500 | Miami-Dade College

TOPICS PICKED: 

Self-Care Theory – Dorothea Orem

Gayle M. Roux – Theory of Inner Strength in Women 

• The following should be included:

1. An introduction, including an overview of both selected nursing theories
2. Background of the theories
3. Philosophical underpinnings of the theories
4. Major assumptions, concepts, and relationships
5. Clinical applications/usefulness/value to extending nursing science testability
6. Comparison of the use of both theories in nursing practice
7. Specific examples of how both theories could be applied in your specific clinical setting
8. Parsimony
9. Conclusion/summary
10. References: Use the course text and a minimum of three additional sources, listed in APA style

Separated into each heading:

Background of the theories

(Grand theory chosen)-

(Middle range theory chosen) –

 Philosophical Underpinnings

(Grand theory chosen)-

(Middle range theory chosen) –

Major assumptions, concepts, and relationships

(Grand theory -)

(Middle range theory -)

Clinical applications

(Hint: usefulness/value to extending nursing science testability)

(Grand theory-)

(Middle range theory -)

Application to nursing practice

(Hint: Comparison of how to use of your theories in nursing practice)

(Grand theory-)

(Middle range theory -)

Application to my practice

(Hint: Specific examples of how both theories could be applied in your specific clinical setting) 

Grand theory-

Middle range theory –

Parsimony

(Hint: how simple or complex are the theories?

Grand theory-

Middle range theory

Conclusion