Professional Practice 2

Professional Practice 2: Discipline of Nursing: Knowledge Development and Inquiry

In this course, students examine the discipline of nursing and the relationship between nursing practice, theory, and research. Students explore contemporary understanding of the discipline of nursing and the body of knowledge that defines it by approaching knowledge for nursing as an intersection of relationship and inquiry, research, and evidence-informed practice. Students are introduced to nursing theorists, the nursing metaparadigm, and nurse’s ways of knowing, including the essentials of informatics, and its role in guiding practice. Students develop skill in accessing, reviewing and appraising evidence promoting community and societal health.