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2017-2018 UMass Dartmouth Graduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 UMass Dartmouth Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

NUR 511 - Translating Research Evidence for Advancing Nursing Practice

Credits 3
Requirements: Prerequisite: Matriculated Grad StudentsLecture / 3 hours per week
Focus on a) valuing research as a basis of professional nursing; b) understanding, evaluating and translating scientific evidence for nursing practice; and c) collaborating in the translation of evidence-based research activities. The course will assist students in identifying researchable problems that shape nursing practice. Components of the research process are examined. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches to generating, testing, and translating nursing knowledge and the underlying philosophical assumptions of each approach are examined.
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