NURS 730 - Advanced Nursing Research

Credits 3
Prepares students to understand scholarly inquiry, knowledge generation and its use in nursing practice. Methods of scholarly inquiry include formulation of research questions, identification of existing literature through the study of the research process, examination of research methodologies, data management and research utilization to improve quality and safe patient care. Social, cultural, political, ethical issues and the purpose of Institutional Research Board related to research are addressed. Students are given opportunities to carry out the research process for their own thesis/project preparation.
May not be audited.