NURS 8114 WEEK 3

DISCUSSION: APPLYING INTERDISCIPLINARY THEORIES TO NURSING PRACTICE

Using the same practice issue from the Week 2 Discussion and an interdisciplinary theory you will be assigned, you will research your assigned theory for applications in addressing your practice issue. Although your focus is exploring one theory in depth, as you engage with colleagues, consider other theories that also apply to your practice issue. Learning from colleagues is particularly important and encouraged with this Discussion.

RESOURCES

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
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WEEKLY RESOURCES

TO PREPARE:

• Your Instructor will assign you an interdisciplinary theory from among the following:
  • Health Belief
  • Health Promotion
  • Change
  • Disease Causation
  • Transformational Leadership in Nursing and in Health Care
  • Patient-focused Care/Patient-centered Care
  • Problem-based Learning
  • Simulation (Jeffries/NLN)
  • Cultural Competence/Diversity
• Review the Learning Resources, with particular attention to information on your assigned theory.
• In addition, search the Walden Library for at least two scholarly articles published within the previous 5 years on your assigned theory. Identify examples and insight for applying this theory to your practice issue.
• Consider how to explain your assigned theory and its applications to nursing practice and the specific issue you are addressing.

Note: Your initial post is due by Day 3. Contact your Instructor if you have not received your assigned theory on Day 1.

With these thoughts in mind …

BY DAY 3 OF WEEK 3

Post a brief description of your assigned theory and your practice issue. Then, explain how you would apply your assigned theory to your practice issue and explain your reasoning. Be specific and provide examples. Cite your sources in your post.

NURS 8114 WEEK 3 Sample

The assigned interdisciplinary theory for this discussion is Disease causation theory. It comprises several theories/models, which include the Miasma theory, Germ theory, Epidemiological triangle, Web of causation, the theory of general susceptibility, and the socio-environmental approach. Miasma theory proposes that breathing in certain areas can cause disease, like the air around swamps, marshes, and air at night times (Dharmashree et al., 2020). According to the Germ theory, health problems are thought to be the product of living organisms that enter the body through food, water, air, or insects/animal bites.

The Epidemiological triangle proposes that disease results from an imbalance of interactions between three vital components: Host, Agent, and Environment. Web of causation theory argues that diseases develop from a complex interaction of multiple factors, which can be biophysical, social, or psychological, and may promote or hinder the disease at more than one point in the causal process (Dharmashree et al., 2020). Furthermore, the theory of general susceptibility seeks to establish why some social groups are more susceptible to disease and death. Lastly, the socio-environmental approach is concerned with the population rather than individuals, and it aims to identify the broad factors that make and keep people healthy.

The selected health issue is hypertension, a chronic illness that is on the rise in the world’s population. The Disease causation theory can be applied to establish the factors that lead to the development of hypertension in specific individuals and the population. For instance, the Web of Causation can be used to establish the complex interaction of multiple factors causing hypertension, like education level, income, poor diet, physical inactivity, alcohol, and smoking (Alrawahi et al., 2020). In addition, the theory of general susceptibility can be applied to understand why some ethnic or racial groups are more susceptible to hypertension and its complications than others.

NURS 8114 WEEK 3 References

Alrawahi, A. H. (2020). New approaches to disease causation research based on the sufficient-component cause model. Journal of Public Health Research, 9(3), jphr-2020. https://doi.org/10.4081/jphr.2020.1726

Dharmashree, S., Manish, K., Radha, D., Sharmistha, M., & Karishma, R. (2020). Theories of disease causation: an overview. Indian J Forensic Med Toxicol, 14(1).