EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE AND NURSING RESEARCH

This course is designed to provide the student an opportunity to explore the nature, value, and utility of nursing research, and the relationships among research, theory, and practice. An overview of the research process is presented, with emphasis on varying approaches and methodologies, conceptual consistency, and ethical considerations. Critical appraisal of published research affords the student the opportunity to identify valid, rigorous research necessary to support evidence-based practices.