This presentation assignment is an analysis and application of a selected theory. Select a theory to focus on. The theory can be a nursing theory or a theory from another discipline.
For this first assignment, you will create a slide presentation using a design tool of your choice (PowerPoint, Google Slides, Canva, etc.).
Requirements:
This presentation should be in current APA format: concise bullet points, citations on the slides, and use either speaker notes for narrative content or voiceover to present the content.
· Slide 1: Title Slide- The title should include the name of the theory and theorist
· Slide 2: Introduction slide
· Slides 3-4: Overview of the theory (include foundational information about the theorist and the basic concepts and assumptions of the theory).
· Slide 5: Overall focus of the theory (type of practice, type of patient, or type of setting, etc.)
· Slide 6: Example of knowledge the theory adds to nursing
· Slide 7: Example of how the theory could be used to structure or support practice
· Slide 8: Example of how the theory could be used to innovate nursing (develop something new or improve an existing policy/process).
· Slide 9: Identify major strengths and major limitations of the theory
· Slide 10: Conclusion slide
· Slide 11: References
The presentation should be no less than 10 slides and no more than 15 slides including title and references.
Direct access to cited/referenced literature is essential for evaluation and grading of an assignment. Either upload all literature evidence along with your assignment or be sure an
activated link to the full referenced article is provided.
· Wayne, G. (2024, August 9).
Nursing theories and theorists: The definitive guide for nurses.
to an external site.
· Walker, L. O. & Avant, K. C. (2019).
Theory analysis (pp. 208-227). In Strategies for theory construction in nursing
(6th ed
.). Pearson
.