Appraisal of Evidence for Nursing Practice

2 credits · School of Nursing

This course is the second in a series on the professional nursing role. The didactic course is designed to foster learner examination of best practices for application of ethical, legal, leadership, and health care informatics principles in the promotion of quality and safety in professional nursing practice. The role of the nurse in evidence-based practice and research will be explored. Learners will appraise evidence, examine ethical dilemmas surrounding implementation, and develop solutions to health and systems problems. Application of the relationships among, theory, evidence, and practice will cultivate learners' spirit of inquiry and advocacy for promoting quality and safety in professional nursing practice. Prerequisite: 8212. Pre/corequisite: 8214. [2]