NUR 3310 - Intro Nur Research

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours Lecture: 3
Contact Hours Lab: 0

This course is one component of baccalaureate education for professional nursing focusing on students becoming competent consumers of research in nursing and related fields. Various models of inquiry in nursing, including basic concepts, research principles, processes and applications needed to develop critical-thinking and problem-solving skills will be examined. Theories of evidence informed practice, appraisal of published research, and translation of findings into clinical practice serve as the foundation for knowledge development and skills that foster clinical reasoning, decision making and practice. Students will have the opportunity to apply evidence when participating in planning and implementing nursing care, inter-professional communication, population health for rural and border communities and demonstrating professionalism and professional values.

Campus: ALP

Texas Common Core:
Course Level: Junior