This course provides graduate nursing students with the knowledge and skills necessary to engage in scholarly inquiry within advanced nursing roles. Emphasis is placed on understanding and applying research, evidence-based practice, and quality improvement (QI) frameworks to improve health outcomes and healthcare systems. The interrelationships among nursing theory, research, and clinical practice are explored. Through critical appraisal of diverse research methodologies, learners identify practice gaps, evaluate evidence, and design evidence-based projects. Principles of ethical scholarship, cultural humility, and protection of vulnerable populations are emphasized. Students create an individualized plan to advance their role as scholarly nurses who contribute to nursing knowledge and healthcare quality.
Outcomes: Examine appropriate applications of quality improvement, research, and evidence-based practice in improving patient outcomes; Compare and contrast research methodologies and the appropriate application of each; Analyze the interrelationships among theory, research, and nursing practice to guide advanced clinical decision-making; Design an evidence-based practice project that demonstrates appropriate application of research to practice; Create a plan to advance one's scholarship and professional development as a scholarly nurse; Apply ethical and cultural principles in research, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice.
Outcomes: Examine appropriate applications of quality improvement, research, and evidence-based practice in improving patient outcomes; Compare and contrast research methodologies and the appropriate application of each; Analyze the interrelationships among theory, research, and nursing practice to guide advanced clinical decision-making; Design an evidence-based practice project that demonstrates appropriate application of research to practice; Create a plan to advance one's scholarship and professional development as a scholarly nurse; Apply ethical and cultural principles in research, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice.