NUR 450 - Evidence-Based Practice

This course focuses on core theoretical concepts of nursing practice: health, wellness, illness, holism, caring, environment, and self-care, uniqueness of persons, interpersonal relationships and decision making. This course helps the student understand Nursing’s unique contribution to meeting societal needs through integrating theory, research, and practice. Emphasis is placed on the development of students’ skills in using the research process to define clinical research problems and to determine the usefulness of research in clinical decisions related to practice. The critique of Nursing and Nursing-related research studies is emphasized in identifying applicability to practice.
Prerequisite(s): NUR 280, NUR 320, NUR 338, and NUR 356 or permission of the department.
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Credits: 3