NURSING RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
Introduces the concept of evidence-based practice, the importance of evidence to improve clinical practice, strategies to evaluate the quality of evidence, and how to design an evidence-based project.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Declared in Nursing (Collaborative Program) BSN Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Contrast the relationships between theory, research, and nursing practice. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Differentiate selected quantitative and qualitative approaches to research. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Manipulate search terms to retrieve best evidence for practice in search engines. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Critique individual research studies considering research approaches and the rights of human subjects. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Discuss approaches for fostering adoption of an evidence-based practice change in a healthcare setting. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Design an evidence-based practice change. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Contrast the relationships between theory, research, and nursing practice. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Differentiate selected quantitative and qualitative approaches to research. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Manipulate search terms to retrieve best evidence for practice in search engines. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Critique individual research studies considering research approaches and the rights of human subjects. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Discuss approaches for fostering adoption of an evidence-based practice change in a healthcare setting. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Design an evidence-based practice change. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027