Discussion Questions: Choose One Except number 1, Use one scholarly article,

1. Name a theory that you like and find workable. What is it that you like? What is it that you dislike? Which particular component(s) of the theory have contributed to your feelings? (MO 1,2)

2. If you were going to describe the features of a theory that would be most useful for nursing, what would you say? What would the components of such a theory look like? (MO 1,2)

3. Suggest a practice situation in which a good piece of isolated research is needed. What is the situation, and why does the research not need to be theory-linked? (MO 3,5)

4. Choose a theoryof whatever scopeand propose a relationship for validation. How might validation of the relationship proceed? Where could validation occur? If the relationship is validated, what might be a next step in relation to the theory? (MO 4,5)

5. Based on your clinical experience, consider which sorts of practical validation methodologies might work in the various settings youve encountered and which might not. (MO 6,7)

6. Consider a specific practice setting you are familiar with. For implementation of confirmation and validation of empiric knowledge in practice, which factors about the setting do you think would facilitate the research, and which would provide significant challenges? (MO 6,7)