Examines the essential elements of, and process for, evidence-based practice in nursing and healthcare. Students will learn how to access, appraise and utilize both quantitative and qualitative research and other sources of evidence to make informed clinical decisions that improve patient safety and quality of care.
Acceptance to RN to BSN Program
Course Learning Outcomes
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Provide person-centered care for diverse populations to promote health and wellness.
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Utilize organizational leadership skills to collaborate with healthcare teams in a community and/or health care agency to promote safe and effective quality care.
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Utilize reliable evidence to inform and support clinical decisions which shape healthcare delivery and policy.
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Manage information and technology to promote communication, access research, and other reliable evidence, and mitigate error in a variety of healthcare systems.
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Evaluate professional core values and behaviors that reflect baccalaureate nursing practice.
Core Topics
- Introduction to nursing research and evidence-based practice
- Qualitative and quantitative research and application to practice
- Legal and ethical issues in research
- Research questions, purposes, and hypotheses
- Understanding literature review and electronic database search strategies
- Levels of evidence
- Theoretical frameworks for research
- Examining populations and samples in research
- Understanding statistics in research
- Introduction to outcomes research, action research, community based participatory research, translational research and implementation science
- Dissemination methods