NURS 611 - Introduction to Nursing Science

3 Credit(s)

This course provides an introduction to the concept of thinking from a philosophical perspective. An overview of models and theories that influence the advanced practice nurse and the development of nursing science will be discussed. To accompany the development of nursing science, nursing theory as it has been influenced by other disciplines is examined. Applications of the models and theories to nursing practice, research, administration, and education are evaluated. Ethical principles as they relate to theory and advanced practice are explored.