Nursing Theory and Professional Practice

Catalog description

This course introduces students to foundational nursing theories that shape nursing practice, research, and education. Students will explore major theoretical frameworks that provide insights into the nature of nursing, patient care, health, and healing. Emphasizing critical thinking and application, the course covers key nursing theorists, including Florence Nightingale, Jean Watson, Dorothea Orem, and Madeleine Leininger, and examines how these theories guide patient-centered care. The course also emphasizes the importance of theory in advancing nursing as a profession and in fostering evidence-based practice.