Teaching/Learning Grounded in Caring Science

This 25-contact hours Teaching/Learning Grounded in Caring Science course is a virtual learning certificate program for nursing faculty, graduate nursing students and working nursing professionals interested in an innovative approach to the study of nursing grounded in caring. The focus of the program is on acquiring knowledge and competencies for engagement in Caring Science-based teaching. The content includes the evolution of caring science, philosophical and theoretical foundations of caring science, epistemology, methodologies and praxis exemplars, and a framework for the study of nursing grounded in caring. In addition, the course includes content related to the description of caring as an essential component embedded in nursing situations, the application of a theoretical framework for teaching and learning nursing grounded in Caring Science, and measurement and evaluation of learning. The program is designed and presented by scholars, theorists and experts in teaching nursing grounded in caring, who are on the Board of the Anne Boykin Institute for the Advancement of Caring in Nursing. This course can also be a valuable professional development opportunity for nurses transitioning into a potential nursing faculty role, and nursing leaders in healthcare systems who are involved in the professional development of nurses in practice settings and healthcare organizations.