NUR 7300 Scientific Foundations for Nursing

This course focuses on the history and development of nursing as a profession and its related theories: with a concentration on prominent nursing theories, their application to eveidence-based nursing practice, and their application to the healthcare delivery phenomenon. This course includes an exploration of contemporary issues in theory development, addressing the benefits and differences in the use of different types of theories in research, education and practice. Theories from other disciplines are discussed and reviewed along with their use for the promotion of best practice for patient centered healthcare outcomes.
Credits: 3.0