Theoretical Nursing: Development and Progress

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Chapter 2 ON BEING AND BECOMING ASCHOLAR - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

Problem 1

After you review the chapter, reflect on this statement: "A scholarly discipline must engage in societal concerns, in dialogues about pressing issues, and in shaping health care reform." Considering the above as conditions for scholarship, what would be your assessment of the level of scholarship in nursing?

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Problem 2

Scholarship is defined in terms of science, discovery of knowledge, verification of knowledge, empirically and by the extent to which these processes render the research competitive for funding. Discuss the aforementioned within the context of nursing as a human science.

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Problem 3

If you think the definition of scholarship in question 1 is the best in reflecting the discipline of nursing, discuss the outcomes on nursing science of using such a definition.

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Problem 4

What are the advantages and disadvantages of utilizing norms of scholarship that reflect scholarship of integration in advancing the discipline of nursing?

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Problem 5

Give examples of the different types of scholarship within your field of interest.

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Problem 6

Identify key scholars in your field of interest who represent each type of scholarship as discussed in this chapter.

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Problem 7

In what ways is theoretical thinking related to scholarship?

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Problem 8

What criteria, milestones, and outcomes should be used in nursing to evaluate progress for scholars who are engaged in the scholarship of application and the scholarship of integration? What strategies would you use to influence the gold standard criteria for scholarship that are embodied in academic institutions?

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