3.00 Credits
(Prereq: NURS A309 or departmental permission and one of the following: PSYC A325, STAT A201, or BADM A296, or other statistics courses approved by the Dean of the School of Nursing) The course provides an introduction to analytical and critical thinking, scientific concepts, methods and decisions, ethical and legal concerns, and research techniques essential to the research process. Emphasis is placed on the student as a consumer of nursing research.