Statistics and Data Analysis for Evidence-Based Nursing Practice

Catalog description

NUR 683 focuses on descriptive and inferential statistics used in health care and foundational to the empirical "evidence" supporting evidence-based practice. Students will develop skills for evaluating published empirical research in nursing and related health care disciplines. Emphasis is on identifying the appropriate research design, statistical tests, and results interpretation given a specific practice based question. The course focuses on an applied perspective, with examples presented through discussion of material from the text book, material from actual studies, and critiques of selected articles from peer-reviewed journals. P: Successful completion of an Undergraduate statistics course.