Explores caring science as foundational to the discipline and profession of nursing in the context of circle practice pedagogy. In this course, students have the opportunity to construct lived Nursing Situations and analyze embedded knowledge through multiple ways of knowing, theories of caring, and established professional practice standards. Calls for nursing as a practice of social justice are recognized through examination of societal and health care trends. Implications for transformational practice, education, and research are addressed and disseminated through scholarly writing and oral presentations. Students are encouraged to submit their scholarly course work to the Nancy Kreiter Research Foundation. College of Adult Undergraduate Studies Nursing majors only. First course in the RN to BSN course sequence preferred. [ 3 credits ]