Course Syllabus
Course Description
Number: NURS5100
Title: Nursing Theory
Credit: 2-0-2
Catalog description: This course prepares nurses to transition into new roles and advanced nursing practice by exploring a wide range of theories from nursing and other sciences. Students will understand the role of knowledge development in advancing a discipline. Students will critique, analyze, and evaluate selected theories and incorporate these theories into their advanced nursing practice roles.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Graduate Nursing Program or Senior Standing in BSN Program with 3.00 GPA
Corequisite(s): None
Textbook Information
Required:
McEwen, M. & Wills, E. M. (2007). Theoretical basis for nursing (2nd ed.) NY: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN: 0-7817-2664-6
Sitzman, K. & Eichelberger, L. (2004). Understanding the work of nurse theorists – A creative beginning. Jones and Bartlett. ISBN 0763747661
Recommended:
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.) Washington, DC:American Psychological Association.
Alligood, M. R., & Tomey, A.M. (2006). Nursing theory: Utilization & application. St. Louis, MO: Mosby.
Chinn, P. L., & Kramer, M. K. (2004). Integrated knowledge development in nursing. (6th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.
Cody, W.K. (Ed.). (2006). Philosophical and theoretical perspectives for advanced nursing practice. Sudbury, Massachusetts: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
Meleis, A.I. (2007). Theoretical nursing: Development & progress. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Williams.
Fawcett, J. (2005). Contemporary nursing knowledge: Analysis and evaluation of nursing models and theories. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company.
Parker, M. (2006). Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: F. A. Davis. ISBN 10:1-8036-1196
Reed, P.G., Shearer, N. C., & Nicoll, L.H. (2004). Perspectives on nursing theory. (4th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Watson, J. (1999). Postmodern nursing and beyond. New York: Churchill Livingston.
Technology Requirements
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Each CSU student is required to have ready access throughout the semester to a notebook computer that meets the ITP Choice requirements (http://itpchoice.clayton.edu/) for the student's academic program.
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Students must have access to the Internet either through the on-campus local area network or through an Internet Service Provider.
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Students must be proficient with Internet access, WebCT Vista and Microsoft Office and demonstrate competency using web browsers, website navigation, search engines and e-mail communication.
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Contact the HUB for software and connectivity issues; no excuse will be accepted for inability to access the Internet and/or technical difficulties.
Course Objectives
By the completion of the course, the student should be able to:
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Explain the use of theory to generate scientific knowledge for advanced practice nursing.
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Examine the historical, ethical, cultural, philosophical, ontological, and epistemological foundations of nursing theoretical knowledge.
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Analyze the dynamic relationships among nursing theory and nursing research, education, leadership, and practice.
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Evaluate nursing concepts, models, and theories for their use in nursing practice.
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Demonstrate critical thinking and creativity in the application of theoretical frameworks and models to advanced nursing practice roles.
Methods of Instruction
- Participation in weekly discussions and critical analysis of assigned readings including applicability to personal clinical and professional experiences
- Daily journaling process and related activities
- Creation and construction of a visual representation of a specific nurse theorist
- Write paper that describes an overview of one nursing theory; identify the core concepts and how it contributes to nursing knowledge, the advancement of the profession, nursing practice and research
Course Requirements
- Courses taught in an online format require students to be self-directed and responsible for meeting deadlines.
- Attendance is mandatory at scheduled on-campus meetings.
- Students are expected to use APA format for all submitted papers.
- Approval must be obtained from the University Institutional Review Board for all research studies.
- This syllabus provides a general plan for this course; the faculty reserve the right to make changes to the syllabus and/or course schedule including but not limited to assignments, time tables, examinations, projects, etc.
Evaluation
| Theory and concept analysis paper | 40% |
| Online discussion participation | 30% |
| Artistic impression of nursing theory and presentation of theorist | 15% |
| Journaling | 15% |
Grading Scale
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| B | |
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| D | |
| F |
Classroom Policies
- Attendance: Mandatory for scheduled on-campus meetings.
- Communication: WebCT Vista is the official tool for this course and is accessible online from any computer; students are responsible for monitoring e-mail on a regular basis and should direct all communications with faculty and other students through WebCT or Clayton State e-mail.
- Conduct: Students must abide by policies in the University Graduate Student Handbook, the Graduate Student Responsibilities, and if applicable program handbook; the code of academic integrity will be strictly enforced.
- Electronic devices: Cell phones/pagers must be turned off (or placed on vibrator mode) during class meetings. Permission from individual faculty is necessary before taping a class.
- Mid-term progress report: Mid-term grade will reflect approximately 1/3 of the entire course grade. Based on this grade, students may choose to withdraw from the course and receive a grade of “W”; contact the Registrar for withdrawal procedures.
- Submission: Students are responsible for completion and submission of all course requirements as scheduled in the course calendar. Make-up work is at the discretion of the faculty.
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