NUR 753 - Design and Methods for Clinical Nursing Research

In this course, students learn various approaches to study clinical health problems. Students will examine the state of the science in nursing research that supports clinical practice and critically analyze programs of research of contemporary nurse scientists. Scientific principles and integrity related to the conduct and dissemination of research will be analyzed. Clinical trials, observational studies, survey research, primary and secondary data analyses, program evaluation, and outcomes research are among the approaches that will be examined. Means for assuring ethical integrity in human subject research will be examined.

Credits: 3