NURS 9005 - Theoretical Basis of Nursing

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the DNS Program and permission of the program director.
This course examines the historical evolution of knowledge development in nursing and critically examines deductive and inductive approaches to theory development and theory testing. Students explore major nursing theories, human behavior theories, healthcare theories, and education theories which support substantive health and nursing education issues.