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NURS 309 - Understanding Nursing Research

Credits: 3
All aspects of nursing - practice, education, administration, and policy - are dependent on and strengthened by rigorous research. This course emphasizes understanding the steps of the research process, the role of research in the practice of professional nursing, and acquisition of the knowledge to be an informed consumer of nursing, as well as other health care research in order to provide evidence-based practice.
Prerequisite1: NURS 307  and SOSC 341  
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