NRS 3071 - Research Basis of Nursing Practice

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This course focuses on the research process and evidence-based nursing practice. The difference between the research process and evidence-based nursing practice will be examined. The importance of evidence-based nursing practice to improving patient outcomes will be appraised. Students will search for, retrieve, and critically examine empirical research from the nursing literature relevant to clinical nursing phenomena. The role of the baccalaureate prepared nurse in the research process will be elucidated.
General Education Requirement(s): This course satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in the major.