However, developing the 'scientific mindset' needed to be a good researcher is a critical component of improving your nursing skills. Plus, if you want a B.S.N., this is a required course. Our goal for this course is for you to develop the knowledge and skills required to get your degree, and for you to develop the mindset that challenges you use a systematic approach to solving problems in your everyday life as a nurse. But like everything else in life, it requires practice. Learning to ski can be a physically painful experience, but once you've mastered the basics, the joy of hurdling your body downhill quickly replaces the pain of past bumps and bruises.
Research is just the same.
This course will not prepare you to conduct large - scale drug or patient care experiments. But it will prepare you to use research findings to guide your personal practice. The decision to use research findings as a guide for practice requires more than guessing the worth of a study. To analyze a research study you must develop a good understanding of research process. Nursing Science will help you develop those skills and understanding.