the Nurse Practitioner program
Discussion Board
Order Description
the Nurse Practitioner program
Textbook:
Polit, D. F., & Beck, C. T. (2017). Nursing Research: Generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice (10th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams &
Wilkins. Smith, M. C. & Parker, M. E. (2015). Nursing theories and nursing practice (4th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis.
Suggest Readings this week:
• Smith and Parker: Chapters 3, 4, 5 and 6
Journal Articles:
• Elo, S., Kaariainen, M., Isola, A. & Kyngas, H. (2013). Developing and testing a middle-range theory of the well-being supportive physical environment of home-
dwelling elderly. Scientific World Journal. 2013. Article ID # 945635. Pp. 7
Retrieved from https://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/945635.
• Liehr, P. & Smith, M.J. (2017). Middle range theory: A perspective on development and use. Advances in Nursing Science. 40(1). 51-53
• Gehman, J., Glaser, K. M., Eisenhardt, K. M., Langley, A. & Corley, K. G. (2017). Finding theory – method fit: A Comparison of three qualitative approaches to theory
building. Journal of Management Inquiry.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1056492617706029 Online First-Sage

