The impact of managed care on nursing practice. Critical analysis of nursing theories and their application to practice, research, administration and education. The history and process of theory development in the discipline of nursing are explored. Design and Utilization Critique and design of nursing studies. Exploration of scientific modes of inquiry for theory development and nursing practice.
Emphasis is placed on the utilization of research findings for client outcome evaluation.
NU530 Concepts in Clinical Nursing Examination of selected concepts relevant to nursing practice. Theory-based analysis of the pluralistic determinants of health related behaviors. Exploration of the use of current theoretical frameworks for the design, implementation and evaluation of intervention strategies in education of clients. Use of community resources for client education are stressed. This course presents a systems approach to the physiological processes and pathological changes that impact human health and illness.