Description
This course provides an introduction to the research methodology essential to providing evidence-based nursing care. Students will develop the knowledge and skills crucial to extrapolating evidence from nursing and related sciences and acquire the basic competencies necessary to read, evaluate, and interpret findings of nursing research studies. Students will also begin to explore ways to incorporate research findings into professional nursing practice. Consistent with professional standards, students will become consumers of research who critically evaluate and base their nursing care on evidence. Prerequisites: NUR 371, NUR 374, and STA 205.