All research flows from a theoretical perspective, whether the implicit or explicitly identified by the researcher. Caring science is the theoretical foundation for advancing nursing knowledge. The purpose of this paper is to help further develop and expand the connection between "Improving Pain Management and Quality of Life: Comparing Integrative and Traditional Approaches for Veterans with Chronic Pain" and extant caring nursing science theories. Extant nursing theories are those caring theories that are developed by nurse theorists for the purpose of guiding nursing research, education, and practice. This paper builds on the first paper.

For this paper you will 1) State briefly the problem you plan to address ("Improving Pain Management and Quality of Life: Comparing Integrative and Traditional Approaches for Veterans with Chronic Pain")  2) Explain the significance of the research problem using research literature;  3) Explain the significance is convincing the readers that "Improving Pain Management and Quality of Life: Comparing Integrative and Traditional Approaches for Veterans with Chronic Pain" why this study is important and the consequence if those issues are not address. 4) Conceptualize the phenomenon of interest within Watson’s caring theory.

The best way to approach this assignment is to follow the guidelines below.:

First, write a brief introduction, one paragraph or about half a page. Use a subheading: Introduction. The introduction best begins with a statement about the significance of caring science as a foundation for advancing nursing science. Refine what you stated in Paper 1. In a sentence or two, identify the phenomenon of interest you will address in your paper. End the introduction with a purpose statement: “The purpose of this paper is to Improve Pain Management and Quality of Life, by Comparing Integrative and Traditional Approaches for Veterans with Chronic Pain (the phenomenon of interest) and to conceptualize this phenomenon within a specific caring theory (name the theory in the purpose statement.” The introduction should be less than one page.

In the second part of the paper (Use the subheading; Phenomenon of Interest and Significance) restate the research problem. Refine and develop further what you wrote in your first paper. The phenomenon of interest or concern is usually a problem statement set within a discussion of the background or context to the problem and a statement of its significance. It is common to see Background, Problem, and Significance as separate subheads in a proposal. In the second part of the paper address: What is the background of the problem? Why is this problem important or significant to address. Some demographics and statistics describing the scope, extent of the problem is important to include. What are the consequences or the problems to human health if this problem is not addressed? How will your study contribute new or additional knowledge in understanding or addressing this problem? A statement of the problem need not be simple, but it must be clear and it must be explicit. Include references of other studies that focus on your phenomenon of concern and identify gaps in the literature that point to the need to conduct your study, pointing out how your study will advance understanding of the phenomenon, help address the issue, how your research will contribute to knowledge that advances nursing science/caring theory. This section of the paper should be about 3-4 pages in length.

In the third section of the paper, which is the major portion of this of this paper, use the subheading (Caring Conceptual Framework). In this section, you will conceptualize the phenomenon of interest within a specific caring theory. First, briefly explain why it is important to ground your research within a nursing perspective, and why you have selected caring science as your paradigmatic perspective. In the second paragraph, name the specific theory you have selected, and provide a rationale as to why you have chosen the specific caring model. In the third paragraph, describe the model. You will need to identify the theories major assumptions and concepts and define and describe each major concept. You could use an Appendix attached to the end of your paper listing the concepts and their definitions and/or include a diagram of the model showing relationships among the major concepts in the specific caring model. However, you still need to explain the model in the text of the paper. You also create a table listing the concepts and definitions placed in the body of the text. In the next paragraph, start by naming your phenomenon of interest again and offer a definition of the phenomenon within the context of the caring within the caring theory. This is accomplished by using concepts within the theory to define your phenomenon of interest.

In the final paragraphs in this section, you will want to connect key concepts in your phenomenon of interest to major concepts in the caring theory and then explain the phenomenon within the context of your chosen theory. To help you, you might want to see if there are any published papers on your phenomenon of interest which focused on your phenomenon and see how those authors conceptualized the phenomenon. Also, see what other theories nursing or non-nursing theories are used in research studies in the literature, you can cite these and describe them in the paper, but then try reconceptualize the theories within the context of your caring model by connecting the concepts to the concepts in the caring theory. Reading the conceptual framework section in research papers that use a caring theory will most help. This is essentially a creative process, and may be a challenge at first, but as you become more familiar and immerse in caring theories, the clearer conceptualizing your phenomenon of interest within caring science becomes. This section can be 6 pages in length.

This paper is to be scholarly and will need to be concise. You will expand on the ideas in this paper in the final paper. This will be 10-12 pages excluding title page, references and Appendix, if you use one (double spaced with one-inch margins). Use APA style throughout. Papers are to have a title page, running header, page numbers, and a references page/s using APA style. Attach the rubric below to the end of your paper.

Will provide first paper and rubric.