Applying Theory to Practice
Nurses use evidenced based practice (EBP) to guide their clinical decisions. Educators also use theory and EBP to create teaching/learning opportunities. In this assignment, you will select theories and models of education to support teaching and learning in one of the DCN Bachelor of Science in Nursing Completion Option courses. You must select a course that has a clinical component. See the attached document for a list of courses and course descriptions. Your course must have that you have classroom and lab/simulation time available on campus, as well as a clinical rotation with opportunities for patient care.
Choose two models or theories for each mode of instruction (2 class, 2 lab, and 2 clinical) upon which you could build your learning activities. Of the six, one must be selected from the following: self-directed, experiential, transformative, and service learning. One must be a nursing theory. You may use theories or models beyond those found in your texts. The scientific literature has several that may be interesting to you.
Choose 6 different theories/models in total. Provide a brief summary of each and explain your rationale for choosing it, including how it specifically supports your learning goals for the course. You are not creating the specific learning activities, just researching theory to provide direction for future curriculum-building decisions. Organize your presentation as follows:
Introduction – Provide a brief description of the course you have chosen, including where it falls in the curriculum, and the course overall student learning goals.
Theories to Support Classroom Instruction
Theories to Support Lab/Simulation Activities
Theories to Support Clinical Experiences
Conclusion
Format: You must present this as a voice-over PowerPoint presentation. The voice over speaking to the content presented on each slide is required for acceptance of this assignment. Be sure that you thoroughly explore the content as your PowerPoint should cover all the required information in a professional format.
Sources: A minimum of four sources is required. Use any of your books as references. Find at least two additional peer-reviewed nursing journal articles.
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