NRN 460 - Evidence-Based Practice for RNs

Credit Hours: 2 Lecture Hours: 2.50
A writing intensive course that will expound upon the role of the professional nurse in evidence-based practice. This course will provide RN students with an understanding of issues pertaining to global health. Focus will be placed on utilization of scientific inquiry to achieve cost-effective, high quality patient outcomes. Emphasis will be placed on economic, social, political, and professional trends in relation to their implications for a continually changing practice and utilization of the research process to enhance their current nursing practice.
Prerequisite(s): RN licensure and admission to nursing program
Writing Intensive: Yes