NURS-510 Nursing Research: Application
This course builds upon students' knowledge of the research process and critical appraisal skills. The course focuses on the development of a PICOT question that is foundational to the process of searching for scientific evidence and critically analyzing the literature. Through the integration of informatics, the student conducts a rigorous critique of databases to generate meaningful evidence, exploring organizational science to evaluate innovations in health care for the purpose of initiating change and improving nursing practice. Emphasis is placed on the critical evaluation of research and the identification and solution of problems through scientific inquiry. The Project-Based competency for this course is to synthesize and critically analyze evidence for practice to determine appropriate application of interventions across diverse populations and healthcare systems. Prerequisite: Undergraduate courses in nursing research and statistics