NRSG412W - Research and Evidence Based Practice

Course Description

In this course students are introduced to evidence based practice and the research process in nursing. Content focuses on critically evaluating research evidence and applying it to nursing problems.  Students develop the beginning skills in critiquing evidence through quantitative and qualitative methodologies.

Course Objectives

Students meet the University of Lynchburg outcomes for Education by achieving the course objectives. The course objectives are derived from the Nursing Program Outcomes (PO), the AACN BSN Essentials (Essential), ANA Standards, and QSEN Competencies. 

1. Students will articulate ideas regarding the relationships among theory, research, and practice in nursing. 

1. PO 3, AACN BSN Essential I, III; ANA Standard 12, 14, 16; QSEN Competency Evidenced-Based Practice

2. Students will be able to describe the ethical considerations in human subject research. 

   1. PO 8; AACN BSN Essential I, III; ANA Standard 7, 8, 9; QSEN Competency Patient-Centered Care.

3. Students will be able to describe the research process and its application in nursing and  differentiate nursing problems amenable to research from those that are not. 

   1.  PO 1 & 7, AACN BSN Essential I, III; ANA Standard 7, 12, 13,14,15; QSEN Competency Evidenced-Based Practice.

4. Students will develop informed responses to issues by critiquing nursing research studies to determine relevance to practice and conducting literature searches using computerized literature databases.

   1. PO 1, 4, 7;  AACN BSN Essential I, III; ANA Standard 12, 15, 16; QSEN Competency Evidence Based Practice, Informatics.

5. Students will be able to convince others of the validity and values of conclusions through a written summary of the research process used and the study results in selected research articles. 

   1. PO 5;  AACN BSN Essential I, III; ANA Standard 12, 13, 16 QSEN Competency Evidenced-Based Practice and Quality Improvement

6. Students will produce and present a research poster presentation related to a problem that falls within Nursing’s scope of practice. (PG 1, PG 3, PG 5)

1. PO 1, 3, 5; AACN BSN Essential I, III; ANA Standard 12, 13,16 QSEN Competency Quality Improvement.