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.