Interprofessional Issues in Evidence Based Care

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This course is a writing intensive course for a Baccalaureate prepared student nurse. This course will build on the fundamental knowledge of research learned from a previous research/statistic courses. This course focuses on improving nursing practice based on evidence discovered in the research process. Students will work collaboratively to further develop their skills with efficiently finding, reading and comprehending published research and determine its applicability to clinical practice. Students will be expected to evaluate critical issues within a interprofessional health care system and evaluate the effect on health care quality, access and cost. The importance of nursing interventions, scientific integrity, critical appraisal, and maintaining ethical standards will be highlighted.