NU 2000 - History and Theories of Professional Nursing Practice

• Use an understanding of the four concepts of nursing (person, environment, health, and nursing) to critically reflect on and develop personal definitions of the concepts in order to gain a deeper understanding of the issues at the core of nursing practice (Level 2, Critical Thinking)
• Explain how the nursing process is used as a critical thinking tool, problem-solving method, and as a mechanism to structure and evaluate nursing practice (Level 2, Critical Thinking)
• Accept personal responsibility and participate in own development toward the role of the professional nurse through acts of integrity, mutual respect, and actively seeking out opportunities to learn (Level 2, Professional Role)
• Discuss how the four concepts of nursing (person, environment, health, and nursing) have been shaped by political, social, economic, and cultural factors throughout history from ancient times to the present (Level 2, Professional Role)
• Describe the concept of nursing as a social contract and how the American Nurses Association’s Standards of Professional Nursing Practice and other key documents are used to define, delineate, and guide nursing practice and ethics (Level 2, Professional Role)
• Use available knowledge technology to communicate verbally and in writing thoughts and ideas regarding the history and theories of nursing (Level 2, Communication and Technology)
• Identify the basic components of a theory and the hierarchy of nursing knowledge; and discuss how theories guide and communicate ideas, drive inquiry into nursing issues, and advance the body of nursing science (Level 2, Evidence-Based Practice)
• Provide examples of how contemporary nursing theories and models are used to explain and guide nursing practice in a variety of practice settings (Level 2, Evidence-Based Practice)

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• MSOE School of Nursing Conceptual Framework
• Philosophies and Theories of Nursing
• History of Nursing and Health
• American Nursing and U.S. healthcare system
• Nursing Metaparadigm
• Nursing in the Future
• Nursing and Policy: Social Policy Statement
• Standards of Nursing Practice and Standards of Professional Performance
• Nursing and Ethics
• Gordon’s eleven Functional Health Patterns
• Nursing Process: Assessment, Diagnosis, Outcomes, Interventions, Evaluation