NURS 5133 - Research and Innovation for Health Care

3 credits

Analyze historical, cultural, ethical, technological, theoretical, research, forecasting, and nursing perspectives pertaining to health care research and innovation. Compare and contrast the utility of quantitative and qualitative research methods to evaluate and answer health questions posed by faculty, students, and practice environments. Propose and debate the transfer of technological and service delivery innovations from other fields to the domain of health care. Formulate research questions and hypotheses through the analysis of available data sets. Document and explain the research question, hypothesis, and method of the scholarly project. Document and explain the role of innovation and the employment of research findings in the scholarly project.

Prerequisite: NURS 5113 Curriculum Development.