NURS-6130 : Foundations of Nursing Knowledge for Advanced Practice

Nursing | College of Nursing | GR

  • LSAP Goal 2 Response to the Cry of the Poor
  • LSAP Goal 6 Ecological Spirituality
  • LSAP Goal 7 Community Resilience and Empowerment
  • 3 Good Health and Well Being
  • 10 Reduced Inequalities
  • 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • 16 Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

About this Course

Provides a foundation for the formation of Doctor of Nursing (DNP) students. Students are Introductionduced to the DNP essentials through the lens of Jesuit discernment. Philosophical and theoretical foundations of advanced practice are explored. Nursing theories are analyzed as examples of how the concepts of Person, Environment, Nursing and Health have been defined and applied in building a body of Nursing knowledge. Prepares students to integrate theories from Nursing and related disciplines as the basis for theory-guided nursing practice and theory. Registration restrictions may be bypassed by the department with permission of instructor.