West Visayas State University

COLLEGE OF NURSING
La Paz, Iloilo City

Outcomes-Based Education (OBE) Course Design/Syllabus in

NED 500: THEORETICAL FOUNDATION IN NURSING
Date Developed: June 1, 2016
I.

University
Vision: WVSU as one of the top universities in Southeast Asia
Mission: To produce globally competitive life-long learners
Core Values: Service, Harmony, Excellence
Institutional Outcomes for Instruction:
taga-West
1. is a creative and critical thinker
2. is an effective and responsible communicator
3. has uncompromising personal and professional ethical standards
4. is technologically -skilled
5. has teaming and collaborative skills
6. is socially responsible and has strong national identity
7. is globally employable
8. can utilize lifelong learning skills in pursuit of personal development and excellence in professional practice
9. is self-directed, competent, and accountable professionals

II.

College
Vision: To become Center for Excellence for Nursing Education. It shall provide leadership in instruction, research and extension among nursing education
institutions in the country.
Mission: The WVSU College of Nursing is committed to the total development of world-class nurses who are scientifically informed, socially aware, committed
and technically competent in the promotion of health, prevention of disease and promoting life and efficiency based ethical standards of the Nursing Education.
Goals:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Provide high quality nursing education in the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Conduct nursing related scientific investigations and disseminate the findings.
Create transformative linkages and extension programs to unleash the empowering capacity of clients/partners.
Nurture commitment to excellence, discipline, integrity, loyalty and professionalism.
Promote patriotism and the preservation and enrichment of the environment and cultural heritage.

III.

Program/Degree: Master of Arts in Nursing (Nursing Education; Nursing Administration)

IV.

Program/Degree Outcomes: A graduate of the Master of Arts in Nursing program shall:

1. Integrate knowledge from nursing science, theoretical foundations, related sciences and other disciplines in advanced nursing practice

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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Provide leadership in practice and education to improve healthcare quality, safety and patient outcomes
Collaborate with inter-professional healthcare team to improve patient and population health outcomes
Apply principles of critical thinking and evidence-based practice to improve quality and safety of patient care
Apply the research process to appraise and develop nursings body of knowledge
Promote care and service that recognize the uniqueness and diversity among individuals within the ethical, legal, and regulatory standards of nursing
practice
7. Implement effective strategies for managing ethical issues inherent in clinical practice and nursing education
8. Promote culturally responsive activities that support the global context of health care
9. Continue to assume responsibility for professional growth and development
V.

Course No. and Title: NED 500: Theoretical Foundations in Nursing

VI.

Prerequisites: None

VII.

School Year/Semester Offered: 2016-2017, First (1st) Semester

VIII.

Course Description: This course provides an overview of the theoretical foundations of nursing. It examines philosophical schools of thought and theoretical
perspectives from nursing and related disciplines. It presents frameworks for theory evaluation including theory description, analysis, critique, testing and
support. It also introduces the graduate student to concept and theory development in nursing. Application of nursing theory to education, research, and
practice are addressed.

IX.

Course Credit/Unit: 3 units lecture (54 lecture hours; 3 hours per week)

X.

Course Outcome: At the end of the course, the graduate student must have:
1. traced the historical evolution of nursing practice and theoretical development in nursing;
2. defined terms and concepts related to theoretical nursing;
3. described, compared and contrasted the role, use and importance of nursing metaparadigm, conceptual models, grand theories/models, and middlerange theories;
4. discussed concept and theoretical development in nursing;
5. compared and contrasted major nursing theorists and the impact of nursing practice;
6. critically evaluated and examined major nursing theories as they relate to the students area of nursing practice;
7. explained the importance of nursing theory and its implications and usage in nursing education, research, administration, and practice; and
8. illustrated concrete ways in which specific nursing theories can be applied and utilized to practice.

XI.

Course Format and Delivery: This course is delivered in the classroom. Online discussions and submissions may be required as prescribed by the course
facilitator

XII.

Course Design Matrix:

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INTENDED LEARNING
OUTCOMES (ILO)
At the end of the unit, the
graduate student must have:
1. been oriented to the
intended course outcomes
and course requirements.
2. articulated their course
expectations; and
3. committed themselves to
nurture and promote
scholarly inquiry.

At the end of the unit, the

graduate student must have:
1. defined correctly terms and
concepts related to
theoretical development in
nursing;

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COURSE CONTENT/ SUBJECT MATTER

OUTCOMES-BASED
TEACHING-LEARNING
ACTIVITIES (OBTL)

UNIT I COURSE INTRODUCTION

1. Course overview
2. Course requirements
3. Course expectations of facilitator and graduate
students
4. On Being And Becoming A Scholar
A. Scholarliness in Nursing
a. Norms of Scholarliness
b. Tools of Scholarliness
c. Indicators of Scholarliness in Nursing
B. Nurses as Scholars
C. Revisiting Scholarship in the 21st Century

Lecture-discussion

UNIT II FUNDAMENTALS OF THEORETICAL NURSING

1. Definitions
A. Assumptions
B. Concepts
C. Domain
D. Epistemology
E. Evidence-Based Practice
F. Ontology
G. Paradigm
H. Parsimony
I. Phenomenon
J. Philosophy
K. Praxis
L. Science
M. Tautology/Teleology

Lecture-evocative
discussion

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Individual report
presentation

NO.
OF
HOUR
S
1

RESOURCE
MATERIALS

ASSESSMENT OF
LEARNING
OUTCOMES
(ALO)

LCD Projector
Microphone
Audio system
Laptop
Copy of course
syllabus
Book:
Meleis, A.I. (2012).
Theoretical nursing:
development
progress. (5th ed).
Wolters Kluwer
Health |
Lippincott Williams &
Wilkins.
LCD Projector
Microphone
Audio system
Laptop
Copy of course
syllabus
Books:
Alligood, M.R.
Nursing theorists and
their work. (2014).
(8th ed). Singapore:
Elsevier Pte Ltd
Alligood, M.R. (2014).

Essay type paper

and pencil test
Graded class
participation and
recitation
Reflective
questioning
Rubrics for oral
presentation of
individual reports

West Visayas State University

COLLEGE OF NURSING
La Paz, Iloilo City

INTENDED LEARNING
OUTCOMES (ILO)

COURSE CONTENT/ SUBJECT MATTER

OUTCOMES-BASED
TEACHING-LEARNING
ACTIVITIES (OBTL)

NO.
OF
HOUR
S

N. Theoretical Frameworks
O. Conceptual Models
P. Theory

2. integrated the definition of

nursing theory according to
various authors and
enumerated theory
components and importance;

3. identified barriers and

forces toward theory
development

4. outlined the significant

milestones in the history of
theory development in
nursing;
5. identified defining
characteristics that determine
the nursing perspective and
domains of nursing
knowledge;
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2. Nursing Theory
A. Chinn and Jacobs (1987)
B. Chinn and Kramer (2004)
C. Fawcett (2005)
D. Definition of Theories by Level of Abstraction
E. Definition of Theories by Goal Orientation
F. Theory Components
G. Uses of Theory

2
Small group discussions and
workshops

4. Milestones in Theory Development of Nursing

5. Nursing Perspective and Domain

A. Nursing: A Human Science
B. Nursing: A Practice-Oriented Discipline
C. Nursing: A Caring Discipline
D. Nursing: A Health-Oriented Discipline
F. Domains of Nursing Knowledge

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Nursing theory
utilization and
application. (5thed).
Missouri: Mosby
Elsevier Inc
Fawcett, J. & Downs,
F.S. (1992).The
relationship of theory
and research. (2nd
ed.). F.A. Davis
Company

3. Barriers and Forces Toward Theory Development

A. Human
B. Knowledge
C. Conceptual
D. Research Enterprise

6. Sources, Resources and Paradoxes for Theory

RESOURCE
MATERIALS

Meleis, A.I. (2012).

Theoretical nursing:
development
progress. (5th ed).
Wolters Kluwer
Health | Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins.

ASSESSMENT OF
LEARNING
OUTCOMES
(ALO)

West Visayas State University

COLLEGE OF NURSING
La Paz, Iloilo City

INTENDED LEARNING
OUTCOMES (ILO)

6. enumerated and specified

sources and resources for
theoretical development;

7. described, analyzed,
critiqued, and critically
examined an existing nursing
theory;

8. outlined the process of

concept development;

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COURSE CONTENT/ SUBJECT MATTER

OUTCOMES-BASED
TEACHING-LEARNING
ACTIVITIES (OBTL)

NO.
OF
HOUR
S

RESOURCE
MATERIALS

ASSESSMENT OF
LEARNING
OUTCOMES
(ALO)

Development
A. Sources of Theory Development
B. Domain Paradoxes
a. Conceptual Models vs Theory
b. Nursing Theory vs Barrowed Theory
7. Theory Evaluation
A. Theory Description
B. Theory Analysis
C. Theory Critique
D. Theory Testing
E. Theory Support

6
Presentation of Theory
Evaluation: Description and
Critique

8. Concept Development
A. Concept Exploration
B. Concept Clarification
C. Concept Analysis
a. Wilsons Method of Concept Analysis
b. Simultaneous Concept Analysis
c. Hybrid Strategy
D. Concept Development
a. Sensing and taking in a phenomenon,
b. Describing a phenomenon
c. Labelling
d. Concept development
e. Statement development
f. Explicating assumptions
g. Sharing and communicating

9. Theory Development
A. Strategies

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Rubrics for theory

evaluation
presentation

Rubrics for
scholarly
paper/article

West Visayas State University

COLLEGE OF NURSING
La Paz, Iloilo City

INTENDED LEARNING
OUTCOMES (ILO)

9. discussed the ways to

formulate a theory and
enumerated steps of theory
development particularly in
nursing;

COURSE CONTENT/ SUBJECT MATTER

OUTCOMES-BASED
TEACHING-LEARNING
ACTIVITIES (OBTL)

NO.
OF
HOUR
S

RESOURCE
MATERIALS

ASSESSMENT OF
LEARNING
OUTCOMES
(ALO)

a. Theory to Practice to Theory

b. Practice to Theory
c. Research to Theory
d. Theory to Research to Theory
B. Theory Development Process
9. Schools of Thought in Nursing Theories
A. First School of Thought: Needs
B. Second School of Thought: Interaction
C. Third School of Thought: Outcomes
D. Fourth School of Thought: Caring/Becoming

10. identified the different

schools of thought in nursing
theories

At the end of the unit, the

graduate student must have:
1. described the concepts,
metaparadigm, assumptions,
propositions, of various
nursing theories;
2. explicated the practical
applications to nursing
research, education,
administration and practice;

UNIT III - NURSING PHILOSOPHIES, THEORIES AND

MODELS
1. Philosophies
A. Florence Nightingale: Modern Nursing
B. Jean Watson: Transpersonal Caring
C. Marilyn Anne Ray: Bureaucratic Caring
D. Patricia Benner: Caring, Clinical Wisdom and
Ethics in
Nursing Practice
E. Kari Martisen: Philosophy of Caring
F. Katie Erikson: Caritative Caring

Lecture-evocative
discussion
5
Individual report
presentation

5
3. analyzed the structural and
functional components of
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2. Conceptual Models
A. Myra Erstin Levine: Conservation Model

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LCD Projector
Microphone
Audio system
Laptop
Copy of course
syllabus
Books:
Alligood, M.R.
Nursing theorists and
their work. (2014).
(8th ed). Singapore:
Elsevier Pte Ltd

Essay type paper

and pencil test
Graded class
participation and
recitation
Reflective
questioning
Rubrics for oral
presentation of
individual reports

West Visayas State University

COLLEGE OF NURSING
La Paz, Iloilo City

INTENDED LEARNING
OUTCOMES (ILO)
nursing theories;
4. evaluated an existing
nursing theory in the context
of its application in a research
study.

COURSE CONTENT/ SUBJECT MATTER

NO.
OF
HOUR
S

B. Martha R. Rogers: Unitary Human Being

C. Dorothea E. Orem: Self-Care Deficit Theory
D. Imogene M. King: Goal Attainment Theory
E. Betty Neuman: Systems Model
F. Sister Calista Roy: Adaptation Model
G.Dorothy E. Johnson: Behavioral System Model
3. Nursing Theories
A. Anne Boykin and Savina O. Schoenhofer: Theory
of
Caring as Caring
B. Afaf Ibrahim Meleis: Transitions Theory
C. Nola J. Pender: Health Promotion Model
D. Madeliene M.Leininger: Culture Care Theory
E. Margaret A. Newman: Health as Expanding
Consciousness
F. Rosemaire Rizzo Parse: Human Becoming
G. Helen C. Erickson, Evelyn M. Tomlin, Mary Ann P.
Swain: Modeling and Role Modeling
H. Gladys L. Husted and James H. Husted:
Symphonological Bioethical Theory
4. Middle Range Theories
A. Ramona T. Mercer: Maternal Role Attainment
B. Merle H. Mishel: Uncertainty in Illness Theory
C. Pamela G. Reed: Self-transcendence Theory
D. Carolyn L. Wiener and Marylin J. Dodd: Illness
Trajectory Theory
E. Georgene Gaskill Eakes, Mary Lermann Burke,
and
Margaret A. Hainsworth: Chronic Sorrow Theory

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OUTCOMES-BASED
TEACHING-LEARNING
ACTIVITIES (OBTL)

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RESOURCE
MATERIALS
Alligood, M.R. (2014).
Nursing theory
utilization and
application. (5thed).
Missouri: Mosby
Elsevier Inc

Fawcett, J. & Downs,

F.S. (1992).The
relationship of theory
and research. (2nd
ed.). F.A. Davis
Company
Meleis, A.I. (2012).
Theoretical nursing:
development
progress. (5th ed).
Wolters Kluwer
Health | Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins.

ASSESSMENT OF
LEARNING
OUTCOMES
(ALO)
Rubrics for
scholarly
paper/article

West Visayas State University

COLLEGE OF NURSING
La Paz, Iloilo City

INTENDED LEARNING
OUTCOMES (ILO)

COURSE CONTENT/ SUBJECT MATTER

OUTCOMES-BASED
TEACHING-LEARNING
ACTIVITIES (OBTL)

NO.
OF
HOUR
S

F. Phil Barker: Tidal Model of Mental Health

Recovery
G. Katherine Kolcaba: Theory of Comfort
H. Cheryl Tatano Beck: Postpartum Depression
Theory
I. Kristen M. Swanson: Theory of Caring
J. Cornelia M. Ruland and Shirley M. Moore: Peaceful
Endof-Life Theory

RESOURCE
MATERIALS

5. Filipino Nursing Theorists

A. Rozzano Locsin
B. Carmelita Divinagracia
C. Sister Carolina S. Argravante
D. Carmencita M. Abaquin
Note: This syllabus is flexible and may include additional topics and activities deemed necessary by the course facilitator and graduate students
XIII.

Criteria for Grading

Individual
Report/Presentation/Compilation
Class Participation/Group Discussions
Term/Scholarly Paper
Concept/Model/Theory Presentation
Midterm/Final Exam
Total

XIV.

20%
15%
15%
30%
20%
100%

References
Books
1.
Alligood, M.R. (2014). Nursing theorists and their work.(8thed). Singapore: Elsevier Pte Ltd
2.
Alligood, M.R. (2014). Nursing theory utilization and application.(5thed). Missouri: Mosby Elsevier Inc

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3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Journals
1.
2.
3.
4.
Websites
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Fawcett, J. & Downs, F.S. (1992).The relationship of theory and research.(2nded.). F.A. Davis Company
George, J.B. (2005). Nursing theories.The base of professional nursing practice.(4thed). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall
Meleis, A.I. (2012). Theoretical nursing: development progress. (5 th ed). Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Meleis, A.I. (2010). Transitions theory, middle-range and situation-specific theories in nursing research and practice. Springer Publishing Company,
LLC
Parker, M.E. (2006).Nursing theorists and nursing practice. (12thed).
Tomey, A.M. &Alligood, M.R. (2011).Nursing theorists and their work.(7thed). Singapore: Elsevier Pte Ltd
Philippine Journal of Nursing
Journal of Nursing Scholarship
Journal of Advanced Practice Nursing
Others
and Databases
ProQuest
HERDIN
http://currentnursing.com/nursing_theory/nursing_theories_overview.html
http://www.nursing-theory.org/theories-and-models/
Others

Prepared and Designed By:

RYAN MICHAEL F. ODUCADO, RN, RM, MAN, MAEd

Course Facilitator

Recommending Approval:

Approved:

WILLAH D. GORRICETA, RN, MAN

Coordinator, Graduate School

ROSANA GRACE B. BELO-DELARIARTE, RN, MPH, MN, EdD

Dean

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