NURS 4420 Research in Nursing

Highlights the research process, the use of research in nursing, and the nurse as a consumer of research.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

MATH 2100

Typically Offered

Demorest Campus: every fall — Athens Campus: every fall

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Discuss the relationship between research, theory and evidence-based nursing practice. 
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the basic elements of the research process.
3. Critically read, evaluate, and synthesize research in nursing.
4. Utilize appropriate technological resources available to nursing research. 
5. Discuss ways that research findings are communicated. 
6. Discuss ethical and legal issues pertaining to nursing research. 
7. Interpret the role of the baccalaureate nurse in research.