RSCH 790 - Research I: Methods (3)

This course provides students with an overview of quantitative and qualitative research designs and data analysis methodologies. Students explore ethics for research with human subjects, principles of scientific research, research design, measurement characteristics, types of applied statistics, data collection, sampling, and general categories of data analyses through critical examination of published studies. Principles of evidence-based practice, including clinical question formulation and the identification of appropriate information sources, are incorporated in order to assess the scientific support for, and to direct decision-making in, the practice of nurse anesthesia.