Nursing Research Methods

Undergraduate

This course will introduce students to the research process as it relates to nursing and other health disciplines. Concepts of research design, implementation, analysis and interpretation are studied in the context of the steps of the research process. The course requires students to become immersed in the language and culture of research and to understand the broader context in which nursing research is conducted. Emphasis is placed on the student's potential role as a generator of researchable questions, as a collaborator in research related to nursing practice and as an intelligent consumer of research. Prerequisite(s): NURS 2303, NURS 2213, NURS 2503, NURS 2513, NURS 2913.