Description
This course provides an introduction to evidence-based nursing
practice and critical appraisal of the literature. Students learn to
formulate answerable clinical questions, to search for and critique
the evidence and to identify potential solutions by incorporating
the highest quality evidence with patient preferences and clinical
expertise. Basic principles of quantitative and qualitative research
methods and research ethics are introduced. Strategies for leading
change to translate evidence into practice are discussed.
Prerequisite: please refer to the School of Nursing student resource
book. (3 s.h.)