title: Redesigning a graduate research course for evidence-based competencies.
abstract: Nursing research is critical to establish the science for the discipline and to provide a foundation for evidence-based practice. All nurses need to understand the research process and engage in research at the level for which they were prepared. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing has clearly outlined essential learning outcomes for each level of nursing education, including the competent application of research findings to clinical problems. This article describes the evolution of a graduate-level research course to provide master's level students with a sound foundational understanding of the research process, the innovation undertaken to address identified learning needs, and the important lessons learned.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of School Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA. mrboyd@mailbox.sc.edu
authors.forename: Mary R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Boyd
authors.forename: Beverly
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Baliko
authors.forename: JoAnne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Herman
authors.forename: Vera
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Polyakova-Norwood
mesh_terms: D003162:Competency-Based Education / Q000379:methods*; D003479:Curriculum; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000379:methods*; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000193:education*