Transcript title
Nursing Theory
Credits
6
Grading mode
Standard letter grades
Total contact hours
60
Lecture hours
60
Course Description
Provides instruction on theory and reasoning in nursing. The significance of theory for nursing as a profession is explored, thus providing students with a foundation for professional nursing practice and research. This course provides an overview of theory, theory development, important nursing theories and nursing theorists, and a method for critiquing theory. Students are guided to develop a foundation of reasoning skills necessary to integrate knowledge, skills, values, meanings, and experiences into nursing practice.
Course learning outcomes
1. Explore the different nursing theories and theorists, enabling the student to apply these concepts to nursing practice.
2. Evaluate how various nursing theories were developed to improve nursing practice.
3. Critique the various nursing theories for relevance to today's nursing practice.
4. Develop a foundation of reasoning skills to identify with a nursing theory that supports the student's nursing knowledge, skills, values, meaning, and experiences.
Content outline
- Introduction to nursing theorists
- Discuss the development of theory
- Critique nursing theorists for relevance to today’s nursing practice
- Identify a nursing theorist that aligns with your practice
Required materials
Textbook required.
