Nursing (NURS) - Quantitative Health Research
NURS 3117 Quantitative Health Research
Prerequisites:
NURS 3706,
NURS 3017,
NURS 3116,
NURS 3516, with a minimum grade of 60% or SAT,
MATH 1267
Antirequisites:
NSGD 4016,
NURS 4016
Restrictions:
This course is restricted to students in the on-campus BScN program or the on-campus RPN-BScN program
Hours:
Three hours per week for one term.
Credits:
3
Description:
Students explore the positivist paradigm and the research process as it relates to quantitative research methodologies. Students continue to explore the research process including practising evidence-informed nursing, application to nursing practice and communication of research results to patients and their families. Emphasis is placed on issues on ethical implications of misuse of research data in scientific and media publications.