Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University
Master’s Program
Theoretical Basis of Nursing Practice (40622600)
Fall Semester, 2011
Course Description
Through the discussion of theories in nursing and other disciplines, this course
facilitates formation of a theoretical basis for advancing knowledge and nursing
practice. Critical thinking and scholarship are addressed through group presentation,
classroom dialogues, and written assignments, which require synthesis of the
required reading and literature. This course provides an introduction to the nature of
nursing knowledge through exposure to theoretical evolution, non-nursing theories,
and selected nursing conceptual models. It is required for all graduate students in
the first year of specialization. Two hours per week.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
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Describe the historical development of nursing theory.
Evaluate the utility of extant nursing theories to guide nursing practice.
Explore various paradigms that underlie nursing knowledge.
Relate ways of thinking about nursing knowledge to grand, middle-range, and
situation specific nursing theories.
Analyze nursing phenomena from a variety of theoretical perspectives.
Apply an original or adapted theory to the selected clinical problem.
Examine the relationships among theory, practice, and research.
Teaching Methods
Lecture, classroom discussion, group presentation, dialogues, and written
assignments.
Each group of students should choose one interested topic scheduled between
10/05 & 11/30, to review and synthesize the existing literature and to give a
presentation to fellow classmates. Prior to the presentation, students are expected to
discuss the content with faculty. Sufficient discussion time needs to be allocated
during the two-hour lecture time.
The written assignment invites students to synthesize what they have learned
throughout the course about theoretical basis of nursing practice. Each student is
required to select one theory-based publication, including but not limited to case
studies, educational programs or administrative projects and to evaluate/criticize the
strength and weakness of this selected publication in utilizing the chosen theory. The
final paper, which is due on January 04, 2012, should be written to delineate this
scholarly evaluation.
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In the last three weeks of the course, students will be grouped into six and one
presentation should be made as a group effort.
Faculty
Judith Shu-Chu Shiao, PhD, RN
02-23123456 ext. 88423
scshiao@ ntu.edu.tw
Fei-Hsiu Hsiao, PhD, RN
02-23123456 ext. 88432
hsiaofei@ntu.edu.tw
協助工讀學生碩二：江婉婷
r99426025@ntu.edu.tw
Course Time
Fall Semester, Wednesday
Location: Nursing Building II, 4th Floor
10:10-12:00 AM
Evaluation of the Student
Group presentation
Written assignment
Class engagement & participation
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40% (Due: Jan 04, 2012)
20%
Evaluation of the Course/Faculty
Anonymous evaluation forms will be distributed, and to be completed by students.
Required & Reference Textbooks
Alligood M. R., & Tomey, A. M. (2010). Nursing Theory: Utilization & Application
(4rd ed.). St. Louis: Mosby, Inc.
Chinn, P.L., & Kramer, M.K. (2008). Integrated Theory and Knowledge Development
in Nursing (7rd. Ed.). St. Louis: Mosby, Inc.
Fawcett, J. (2005). Contemporary Nursing Knowledge: Analysis and Evaluation of
Nursing Models and Theories (2rd. Ed.). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company.
Fawcett, J. (1995). Analysis and Evaluation of Conceptual Models of Nursing (3 rd.
Ed.). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company.
Meleis, A. I. (2005). Theoretical Nursing: Development and Progress (3rd ed.).
Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Reed, P.G., Shearer, N.C., & Nicoll, L. H. (2004). Perspectives on Nursing Theory
(4th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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Tomey, A. M., & Alligood, M. R. (2006). Nursing Theorists and Their Work (6th ed.).
St. Louis: Mosby, Inc.
Walker, L. O., & Avant, K. C. (2005). Strategies for Theory Construction in Nursing
(4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall.
Whall, A.L., & Fawcett, J.F. (1991). Family theory development in nursing: State of
the science and art. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company.
Theoretical Basis of Nursing Practice Course Schedule
September 2011
Date
week
Topic
Lecturer
09.14.11
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Course Introduction
09.21.11
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Theory: Who Needs It, and What Is It?
Theory Development in Context
Shiao
09.28.11
3
Strategies for Theory Development
Hsiao
10.05.11
4
Florence Nightingale: Environmental Theory
Shiao
10.12.11
5
Virginia Henderson: Definition of Nursing
Shiao
10.19.11
6
Merle Mishel : Uncertainty in Illness Theory
Hsiao
10.26.11
7
Leininger’s Theory of Culture Care Diversity and
Universality in Nursing
Hsiao
11.02.11
8
Watson's Caring Theory of Nursing
Shiao
11.09.11
9
Albert Bandura: Self Efficacy Theory
Shiao
11.16.11
10
Betty Neuman: Systems Model
Shiao
11.23.11
11
Sister Callista Roy: Roy Adaptation Model
Hsiao
11.30.11
12
Dorothea Orem: Self-Care Deficit Theory
Hsiao
12.07.11
13
Critique and Evaluation of Conceptual Models/Theory
Looking Forward: the Future of Theory Development
Shiao
12.14.11
14
Exemplar of Theory Application I: Critique &
Evaluation of Selected Publications
Shiao
Shiao & Hsiao
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12.21.11
15
Exemplar of Theory Application II: Critique &
Evaluation of Selected Publications
Hsiao
12.28.11
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Exemplar of Theory Application
Evaluation of Selected Publications
Hsiao
01.04.12
17
Course Evaluation
III: Critique &
Shiao & Hsiao
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