NURS 420 - Evidence Based Practice and Research in Nursing

Credits: 3

Description
This course prepares the practicing nurse to use theoretical frameworks to analyze current nursing literature for rigor, content, and relevance. Qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-method designs will be compared. The focus of this course will be the use of research as a method to improve health care within the urban population. The student will apply course content to develop relevant components of the Capstone Project.

Student Learning Outcomes

Differentiate between various research designs, methodologies, and approaches used to discover knowledge.
Differentiate the roles and responsibilities of nurses in the research process including the protection of human subjects.
Justify the purposes and processes of statistical analysis in nursing research.
Analyze the interrelationship among evidence-based nursing research, theory, and practice.
Participate in the process of retrieval, appraisal, and synthesis of evidence to evaluate the quality of a study for informing nursing practice.
Evaluate the credibility of sources of information including databases and web resources.
Collect, document, and dissemination evidence of using research methods.
Select a research method and theoretical framework that is specific to vulnerable population for a capstone project.

Prerequisite: ENG 333 and NURS 309 and NURS 312 and NURS 338 all with a grade of C or better