The purpose of this course is to excite students with the intrigue of research in health care. Course participants work collaboratively with instructors and each other to demystify the research process by applying various aspects of it to the nursing process. Students learn how research, theory and practice are interchangeably related. Students will learn how to look at a study, determine its significance, and explain it to someone else. The course emphasizes the critical thinking skill of evaluating research and other sources of information for their validity, reliability and applicability.
Students develop strategies for disseminating research findings.
The role of the nurse is developed for safeguarding the protection of human subjects in health care research. The course is formatted using Web-based instruction. The complete syllabus is posted on the Web, including didactic notes and student learning activities. Students do all of their individual and collaborative work on the Web and post all of their assignments on the Web.