The course focuses on the research process in the discovery of knowledge and the relevance of research outcomes to nursing practice.
Nursing students enhance critical thinking skills while critiquing current nursing research.
The capabilities of baccalaureate prepared nurses as participants on research teams and as consumers of research are examined. Describe the scientific approach to accumulation and expansion of nursing knowledge. Use critical thinking skills to design a research study in collaboration with proficient nurse researchers. Use critical reading skills in the critique of published research studies. Integrate research findings from a variety of sources into current nursing practice.