NUR 368 - Evidence Based Nursing Practice

This course is designed to build upon the introductory concepts of evidence-based nursing practice from earlier courses and explores research as it relates to nursing theory, clinical nursing practice, and the broader arena of healthcare. Emphasis is placed on examination of scientific merit and critique of research literature as a foundation for evidence-based decision making. A focus is placed on identification of practice issues, appraisal and integration of evidence, evaluation of patient outcomes and sharing best practices that occurs within the inter/intra professional healthcare team to enhance the quality of patient care.

3 Semester Credit(s)

Crosslisted with: N/A
Laboratory/Experience Hours N/A
Prerequisite(s): Admission to RN to BSN program
Corequisite(s): N/A
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Grade Type LT