Updated: August 2012 MN502 – Unit 7 Page 1 of 2 Each student will prepare a presentation using Microsoft® PowerPoint® that explores and describes one nursing theorist. You will choose a nursing theorist from your textbook that you have not presented in response to your earlier Discussion Board postings. The presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint® will include: (number of slides is in parentheses, ex. (2–3) meaning two to three slides are sufficient) · The historical background of the development of the model or framework (1–2) · A short description of the theory or model (1–2) · The theorist’s name and a discussion of her background, including pertinent experiences in the background of the theorist as a nurse scholar that might have prompted the development of the theory (1–2) · A definition and description of the concepts of the theory, including (3–4): o How are human beings defined and described? o How is environment defined and described? o How is health defined? o How are wellness and illness differentiated? o How is nursing defined? o What is (are) the goal(s) of nursing? · The relationship between the theory and the concepts in nursing metaparadigm (1) {usually a drawing} Strengths and weaknesses of the model for clinical practice (1–2) The central values and beliefs set forth by the theorist (1–2) · An example of use of the theory in your clinical practice (1) : 10–16 slides (with a separate reference slide) PowerPoint® 2007 (pptx) : 50–100 words for each slide Each student posts the PowerPoint® presentation to “ ” for review by colleagues and faculty. Each individual should provide the reference list (Word doc) used to develop the presentation, using APA format, into the . Feel free to discuss some of the available PowerPoints among yourselves on the Discussion Board in conjunction with your weekly Discussion topic.
