Consider your learning in the course. How have you met the course objectives listed in the syllabus? Has the material in the course changed your professional practice? How might nursing theory influence your professional practice?
Your initial posting should be at least 400 words in length and utilize at least one scholarly source other than the textbook. the is syllabus learning objective Course Learning Objectives (CLOs):
By the conclusion of this course, student will be able to:
Develop an understanding of the foundational theories and conceptual frameworks of the profession of nursing from a gender and multicultural perspective.
Compare and contrast how concepts of person, health, nursing and environment are defined from a variety of theoretical perspectives.
Explore the impact of nursing theories on current practice, education, research, and leadership.
Demonstrate critical thinking and creativity in the application of theoretical frameworks and models to professional nursing roles.
Describe methods to evaluate nursing concepts, models, and theories for use in nursing practice.
Articulate their own philosophical base for nursing practice, including the knowledge, values, beliefs, standards and ethical principles that influence their practice.
Develop an appreciation of different types of reasoning.
Articulate the application of reasoning in nursing practice.
Professional Standards:
AACN Essentials of Baccalaureate Nursing
AACN Essential I: Liberal Education for Baccalaureate Generalist Nursing Practice
AACN Essential II: Basic Organizational and Systems Leadership for
Quality Care and Patient Safety
AACN Essential V: Healthcare Policy, Finance, and Regulatory Environments
AACN Essential VII: Clinical Prevention and Population Health
AACN Essential VIII: Professionalism and Professional Values
AACN Essential IX: Baccalaureate Generalist Nursing Practice
Course Materials:
Required Textbook:
For a list of required textbooks and resources, please see your program and course list here:
https://www.aspen.edu/bachelors-degrees/
Optional Material:
See the Getting Started Guide and other resources in the Aspen University Writing Center (link to writing center – https://classroom.aspen.edu/d2l/home/9342)
All assignments in this course have a rubric that will be used to score them, including a rubric for the discussion question. Students are advised to review the rubric available at the drop box prior to assignment submission.
RN-to BSN Handbook
Course Structure:
Module 1: Research and Nightingale
Module 2: Peplau, Henderson, and Orem
Module 3: Johnson, Orlando, and the 1950’s to 1960’s
Module 4: King and Rogers
Module 5: Roy, Neuman, and the 1970’s
Module 6: Leininger, Newman, and Watson
Module 7: Parse, Erickson, Tomlin & Swain
Module 8: Theories of the 1980’s and 1990’s, Self-Reflection
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