Spring 2027

Knowledge Development in Nursing

Examines the history of nursing and debates on what is known and how it is known, focusing on the evolution of scientific thinking and methodology.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2018: 3.75 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2019: 3.75 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Analyze critically the development of scientific thinking.

  • Debate about the nature, sources, and development of knowledge in nursing.

  • Ability to analyze critically debates about the syntax (methodology) of the discipline.

  • Conduct a systematic, written concept analysis relevant to nursing or healthcare.

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NURSING 815 used by

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2018: 3.75 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2019: 3.75 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades).

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Topics

  • History of the nursing discipline.
  • Nature, sources, and development of nursing knowledge.
  • Methodology and syntax of the nursing discipline.

Skills

  • Critically analyze the development of scientific thinking.
  • Analyze debates about the methodology of the discipline.
  • Conduct systematic written concept analyses for nursing or healthcare.

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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