NURSING RESEARCH

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Compare and contrast quantitative and qualitative research methods and their utility in answering particular research questions. Audience: Graduate 2. Demonstrate understanding of the interrelationships among theory, research, and practice in nursing and health science. Audience: Graduate 3. Understand the research process as developed in both quantitative and qualitative research traditions including: problem identification and definition, review of literature, research methods and design, principles or data collection, issues in sampling, and analysis and interpretation of findings. Audience: Graduate 4. Critically evaluate research findings from quantitative and qualitative studies in the health sciences. Audience: Graduate 5. Apply ethical criteria for the protection of human subjects in research. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Compare and contrast quantitative and qualitative research methods and their utility in answering particular research questions. Audience: Graduate 2. Demonstrate understanding of the interrelationships among theory, research, and practice in nursing and health science. Audience: Graduate 3. Understand the research process as developed in both quantitative and qualitative research traditions including: problem identification and definition, review of literature, research methods and design, principles or data collection, issues in sampling, and analysis and interpretation of findings. Audience: Graduate 4. Critically evaluate research findings from quantitative and qualitative studies in the health sciences. Audience: Graduate 5. Apply ethical criteria for the protection of human subjects in research. Audience: Graduate