Abstract
Nursing educators are being challenged to provide curriculum that meets the changing healthcare environment and demand for creative, innovative nurses to assist in transforming healthcare into the future (Benner, Sutphen, Leonard, & Day, 2010; Institute Of Medicine, 2011). The liberal education provided within a baccalaureate of science in nursing (BSN) degree program provides a diversity of courses within the curriculum, including courses in the natural, physical, mathematical, and social sciences (American Association of Colleges of Nursing [AACN], 2008). Although nursing programs have included science courses in curriculum since the early 1900s (Nutting & Dock, 1907), there is lack of nursing educational research as to which science courses and how many should be included in nursing curriculum to help meet the changing demands of the healthcare environment. The purpose of this study is to explore natural and physical science specific curricula for Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) accredited nursing programs and to reveal differences and/or consistencies among programs.
Sigma Membership
Omicron Xi at-Large
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Observational
Research Approach
Qualitative Research
Keywords:
Nursing Curriculum, NCLEX-RN, Nursing Educators
Advisor
Patricia Poirier
Second Advisor
Michael Wittman
Third Advisor
Vanessa Klein
Fourth Advisor
Gail Tudor
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
The University of Maine
Degree Year
2019
Recommended Citation
Sauda, Valerie C., "Learning science: Physical and life sciences in curricula across U.S. schools of nursing" (2023). Dissertations. 1116.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1116
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2023-09-18
Full Text of Presentation
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 28989462; ProQuest document ID: 2637957636. The author still retains copyright.