NURS 8020 Knowledge Development in Nursing 3.0 Credits
Knowledge Development in Nursing provides doctoral students with a foundation for understanding how nursing knowledge is generated, evaluated, and applied. The course examines philosophical, theoretical, and methodological approaches that guide scientific inquiry in nursing and health care. Students explore conceptual foundations of nursing science and consider contextual factors, such as culture, age, gender, environment, and health systems, that shape knowledge development. Through activities such as concept analysis, integrative or systematic approaches to literature review, and scholarly critique, students explore and refine a phenomenon of interest and begin building the intellectual foundation for future research.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated 1 times for 6 credits