Evidence for the Doctor of Nursing Practice

Graduate / Professional

This course provides an overview of evidence-based methods for translational science in healthcare including a foundation in research, statistics, and critical appraisal of evidence. The following core evidentiary tasks are accomplished: problem identification, searching the evidence, appraisal of the evidence, and application of the evidence to the problem. The scientific evidence in various areas is critiqued using formal methods, research and translational approaches are examined, and statistical analysis is addressed. Students write a preliminary introduction to their D.N.P. project proposal in this class, giving an overview of the problem and a brief synthesis of the relevant evidence in preparation for their first D.N.P. project course in the spring. Required for all post-master’s D.N.P. students in their first year. Forty-five hours. 3 Course cr HTBA