Subject: Nursing
Course Number: 263.11
Course Title: Concepts and Contemporary Issues for the DNP
Units: 3
School: Nursing
Department: Family Health Care Nursing

Course Description: In this first-quarter foundational course, the student will utilize critical thinking to evaluate nursing science and the impact on contemporary healthcare. Scientific theories and conceptual frameworks forming the foundations of knowledge and clinical scholarship for nursing practice will be discussed. Middle range theories and concepts will be evaluated for their utility in examining contemporary healthcare issues and in supporting clinical inquiry, interventions and enhanced patient outcomes.
Prerequisites: None
Restrictions: This course is only open to DNP students
Activities: Direct - Seminar, Online - Web-based course work, Student - Seminar, Student - Web-based course work

Instructor of Record: A. Carley
Additional Instructor(s): E. Capella
May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? Yes

Quarter(s) Offered: Fall
Course Grading Convention: Letter Grade
Graduate Division course: Yes
Is this a web-based online course? Yes
Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? Yes
Repeat course for credit? No