NURS 320 is a three-credit undergraduate course that introduces students to the scholarship of nursing.
The course covers a wide range of topics, including:
- The philosophy and principles of nursing scholarship
- The different types of nursing scholarship
- Conducting and evaluating nursing research
- Disseminating nursing research findings
- Applying nursing scholarship to practice
Students in NURS 320 will develop the knowledge and skills they need to contribute to the advancement of nursing knowledge and practice through scholarship. They will also learn how to critically evaluate nursing research and to apply research findings to their own practice.
NURS 320 is a lecture and discussion-based course with a strong emphasis on experiential learning. Students will participate in a variety of activities, including:
- Guest lectures from nursing scholars
- Research workshops
- Literature reviews
- Research proposal development
- Data collection and analysis
- Presentation of research findings
Prerequisites
Completion of the first two years of the nursing program
Recommended Text
The Scholarship of Nursing: Building Knowledge for Practice, by Susan M. Houser, 6th edition, Jones & Bartlett Learning
