NRSG812 Applying Evidence-Based Practice and Research to Improve Health Outcomes

This course provides content and processes designed to offer the necessary skills to synthesize and apply evidence to an identified problem in order to improve health outcomes. This process emphasizes the application of original research by developing a feasible PICOT (population, intervention, comparison, outcome and time) question. Models of evidence-based practice are explored along with analysis of ethical challenges of the application of research to practice. Students must earn a grade of B- (80%) or higher in all core and concentration courses to pass the course in the program.

Prerequisite

Graduate (master’s) level statistics (basic level or above)

Corequisite

None

Credits

4

Distribution

Health