NSG/416
Theoretical Development and Conceptual Frameworks
Online
Format
$1050
Estimated Tuition
3 credits
Total credits
5 weeks
Course length
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Course level: NUR Undergraduate
This course focuses on behaviors, attitudes, and values necessary for theory-based professional nursing practice. The roles of baccalaureate nurses are presented within the frameworks of Watson's theory of human caring and Benner's theory of novice to expert. If you are part of the Concurrent Enrollment Program click here to enroll in sections related to the CEP program.
Prerequisites
A valid, unrestricted/unencumbered RN license
What you'll learn
Course skills and outcomes
Learning Outcomes
- Analyze the theoretical foundations of nursing knowledge.
- Explain how nursing knowledge is applied in practice.
- Explain the intersection of theory, research, and practice.
- Apply nursing theory in practice situations.
- Evaluate the theory-practice gap.