Florida International University

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

LEVEL I

COURSE DESCRIPTION

[Semester, Year]

CATALOG DESCRIPTION 

Interrelationship of problem solving, decision making, change and the nursing process are explored in identifying the role of the professional nurse as research consumer.  Prerequisites: Statistics, NUR 3017.

COURSE OBJECTIVES      

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Apply knowledge of research methods in analyzing and critiquing research studies and evidenced-based guidelines relevant to nursing practice.

• Analyze existing research studies for theoretical/conceptual development and relevancy to nursing.

• Identify legal, ethical, social, cultural, economic and political implications of research in relation to the use of human subjects in research studies pertinent to nursing practice.

·         Identify research findings and evidence-based practice guidelines to formulate nursing approaches and decisions about potential and actual stressors that impact on the individual.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE

·         Commonalities between problem solving, decision making, nursing process and the research process.

·         Description of research methods

·         Components of the research process.

·         Relationship of the research process to the refinement of selected nursing theories.

·         Analysis of selected nursing research studies.

·         Application of evidenced-based guidelines and selected research studies in nursing practice.

TEACHING STRATEGIES

Lecture/discussion, audiovisual aids, written assignments, assigned and library reading, module activities, guest speakers

EVALUATION METHODS

Examinations, research project, written assignments, oral presentations

REQUIRED TEXTS  

Check with instructor.