Advanced Research

Catalog description

This course reviews the research process and focuses on analyzing and evaluating research at the advanced level of nursing practice. Principles of scientific inquiry, including identification of nursing and multidisiplinary theorectical and conceptual frameworks, are used to delineate research questions and uncover evidence for the continuous improvement of nursing practice. Expected competencies include the identification, analysis, and synthesis of research findings related to clinical practice and health care outcomes. Emphasis is on the translation of research to support and inform practice inovations. A basis understanding by the student of the research process, terminology, and statistics is assumed. Prerequisite of undergraduate research course and basic statistics course.