KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT IN NURSING
Examination of the history of the discipline of nursing, with emphasis on the evolution of debates regarding what is known and how it is known.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze critically the development of scientific thinking. Audience: Graduate 2. Debate about the nature, sources, and development of knowledge in nursing. Audience: Graduate 3. Ability to analyze critically debates about the syntax (methodology) of the discipline. Audience: Graduate 4. Conduct a systematic, written concept analysis relevant to nursing or healthcare. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze critically the development of scientific thinking. Audience: Graduate 2. Debate about the nature, sources, and development of knowledge in nursing. Audience: Graduate 3. Ability to analyze critically debates about the syntax (methodology) of the discipline. Audience: Graduate 4. Conduct a systematic, written concept analysis relevant to nursing or healthcare. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027