NSG 6691: Research and Evidence for Advanced Nursing Practice

Course Overview NSG 6691 is a 3-semester-hour graduate nursing course focusing on research critique, ethical conduct, and evidence translation to improve patient outcomes. Below is the standard core topical progression and unit outline for this advanced practice course. Core Course Units • Unit 1: Foundations of Advanced Practice Research: Introduction to evidence-based practice (EBP) models, formulating clinical questions using frameworks like PICOT (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome, Time), and defining the role of the clinical scholar. • Unit 2: Ethical Conduct and Regulatory Compliance: Review of human subjects protection, Institutional Review Board (IRB) processes, vulnerable populations, and ethical considerations in generating and translating nursing research. • Unit 3: Quantitative Research and Critical Appraisal: Methods for evaluating quantitative designs, statistical concepts, validity, reliability, and applying empirical evidence to nursing interventions. • Unit 4: Qualitative Research and Critical Appraisal: Exploration of qualitative traditions (phenomenology, ethnography, grounded theory), rigorous evaluation of non-statistical data, and patient-centered perspective integration. • Unit 5: Evidence Translation and Practice Change: Strategies for synthesizing literature, overcoming barriers to change, implementing clinical guidelines, and evaluating outcomes in healthcare systems.