NU 360 - Nursing Research

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite: NU112, NU279, NU281, NU282, NU290, NU285, NU303 Corequisite: NU319, NU322, NU340 This course explores the evidence-based nursing practice and its importance to the professional nurse. Basic research theory, principles, and methodologies are covered as they relate to the nurse’s role in the identification of practice issues, appraisal, and integration of evidence, evaluation of patient outcomes, and sharing best practices with the inter-professional health care team.