NUR513 Theoretical Foundations of Practice
Course Description
This course focuses on the critical components of contemporary nursing knowledge, including concepts, statements, metaparadigms, philosophies, conceptual models, and theories. Students evaluate the variety of ways to organize nursing knowledge and explore the implications of their application. Through the clinical application of the course content, students examine the use of theory and nursing knowledge in professional environments.
Topics and Objectives
Nursing as Science
- Explain the relationship of the development of nursing science to the profession.
- Explore nursing resources that demonstrate the relationship between science and professional practice.
Concepts Analysis in Theory Development
- Analyze a concept relevant to nursing.
- Distinguish concepts related to model and theory development.
Structure and Use of Nursing Knowledge
- Analyze the critical components of contemporary nursing knowledge, including concept triangulation, metaparadigm, philosophies, conceptual models, and theories.
Analysis of Conceptual Models and Theories Used in Nursing
- Analyze concepts reported in research findings.
- Inventory core theorists used in nursing settings.
Application of Theory to Practice, Research, and Education
- Analyze the congruence of concepts and theoretical statements in selected nursing models.
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