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NURS 420

Evidence Based Practice and Research in Nursing

Catalog2026-2027
Credits2 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeA
Standard

Overview

Description

This course focuses on the research process, research analysis, and research utilization in the context of evidence-based nursing practice.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • Admission to the traditional BSN program.
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Admission to the traditional BSN program.

Units

2 units

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall and Summer

Terms

fall, summer

Restrictions

Admission to the traditional BSN program.

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • describe the evidence that can serve as the basis for nursing practice.
  • differentiate the components of, and associated terminology, in research reports.
  • interpret the content in a research report for its meaning for clinical practice.
  • analyze the relationships among the different sections of a research report.
  • relate the process of research to the information contained in a research report.
  • describe the relationship between nursing research and the development of the profession of nursing.