Videotapes must be rented for a fee. Four on-site proctored exams. Also available to students with adequately equipped home computers. If you are taking this course from home, be sure to go to visit the course website before you register. Students utilize critical thinking and nursing and other theories to reflect upon clinical practice.
Emphasis is placed on oral and written communication skills.
This course is delivered by computer conferencing and World Wide Web resources. Computers are available at sites and centers statewide. Introduces such basic research concepts as sampling, validity, reliability, and ethical problems of research. Covers evaluation and utilization of health-related research. Considers implications for nursing practice and nurses as researchers.