Create a scholarly paper for this assignment that meets the following criteria:

1. Define theory and its purpose.

2. Define and discuss the nursing metaparadigm.

3. Describe each of the four concepts that comprise the nursing metaparadigm.

4. Describe the significance of theory in nursing practise.

a. provide and discuss two examples from current practise

5. The scholarly paper should be 4-5 pages in length, not including the title and reference pages.

6. Include headings at both the first and second levels.

7. The purpose statement should be included in the first paragraph of the paper. The opening sentence and

A purpose statement informs the reader about the topic of the paper/assignment.

8. Include a conclusion in your paper.

9. Write the paper in the third person, not the first (no ‘we’ or ‘I’).

10. Include at least three professional peer-reviewed nursing journal references (review in Ulrich Periodical).