BSc in General Nursing / Бакалавр в Области Общего Ухода за Больными

Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit TitleNURSING THEORIES
Course Unit CodeNUR409.2
Course Unit Details
Number of ECTS credits allocated3
Learning Outcomes of the course unitBy the end of the course, the students should be able to:
  1. Describe the development of nursing theories.
  2. Identify and interpret phenomena through theory.
  3. Describe the theory of nursing science.
  4. Identify the basic characteristics of a theory and the complex characteristics of nursing theories.
  5. Recognize and analyze the relationship between theory, research and practice in Nursing.
  6. Apply nursing theories in practice.
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesNONECo-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program componentsNONE
Course Contents

Historical overview of nursing theories development.

Theory & Nursing Science.

The theory and the interpretation of phenomena.

Basic and complex characteristics of nursing theories.

Relationships between theory, research and practice in Nursing.

Nursing dynamics.

Theory of Life Activities (N.Roper)

Theory of Self-Care Deficit (D.Orem)

Theory of Adaptation Model (C.Roy)

Theory of Psychodynamic Nursing (H.Peplau)

Theory of Philosophy of Nursing (J.Watson)

Theory of Goal Attainment (I.King)

Theory of Human Becoming (R.Parse)

Theory of Need Theory (V.Henderson)

Theory of Florence Nightingale

Theory of Science of Unitary Human Beings(M.Rogers)
Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks
  • EM. Wills, M. McEwen, Nursing Theories. (in Modern Greek) ΒΗΤΑ Medical Publications, Athens, 2007
References
  • H. Apostolopoulou. Nursing Theories. (in Modern Greek) Athens, 1999
  • R. Pause R. Nursing science: Major paradigms, Theories and Critiques. Philadelphia: W.B. Sauhders, 1987
  • P. Griffiths, A. Evans. Evaluating a Nursing-Led In patient Service. London: King΄s fund, 1995
  • C. Hale. Case management and managed care. Nursing Standard (1995) 9(19):33-35.
  • A. Mariner- Toomey. Nursing Theorists and their work. Saint Louis: Mosby, 1994
  • D. Orem. Nursing: Concepts of practice. (4th ed) New York: Mc Graw-Hill, 1991
  • N. Roper, W. Logan, AJ. Tierney. The Roper-Logan-Tierney Model of Nursing: Based on Activities of Living. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 2000
  • B. Stevens. Nursing Theory: Analysis, Application, Evaluation. (2nd ed.) Boston: Little Brown and Go, 1984
  • J. Watson. Nursing: Human Science and Human Care - A theory of Nursing. New York: National League for Nursing, 1998
Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course teaching includes lectures, case studies and working groups in order to understand the definitions, concepts and philosophical framework of the nursing profession nature and morality. For better understanding and consolidation of the courses theory a panel is used and power point presentations.

Assessment methods and criteria
Participation10%
Tests40%
Final Exam50%
Language of instructionGreek
Work placement(s)NO

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