Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing 559 NSG 7460—Scholarly Inquiry in Clinical Practice This course provides students who enter the Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) Program with less than 500 postbaccalaureate supervised clinical practice hours with an opportunity to complete hours in advanced practice. Students identify a practice area of interest and collaborate with the instructor and preceptor to formulate specific objectives to accomplish during the practice hours. Objectives are based on AACN The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education, professional standards, and competencies related to the area of practice interest. A maximum of 150 clinical practice hours may be earned each eight-week term. This course may be repeated until the required practice hours are completed. (2 to 3 credit hours) NSG 7600—Grants and Publications This course provides writing experiences that prepare learners for manuscript and grant proposal submissions. The grant process includes proposal, funding, and management of the grant. Project management, funding sources, and funding challenges are investigated. The process of manuscript submission is explored. Students develop a research proposal that is ready for submission related to their phenomena of interest. (3 credit hours) NSG 7700—Advanced Quantitative Research Methods This course provides an opportunity for doctoral students to continue their examination of the methodological rigor of quantitative research designs. The process of data collection, data analysis, measurement, and data quality are explored. The strengths and limitations of various approaches are discussed. Ethical issues related to the recruitment and protection of human subjects in diverse and vulnerable populations are explored. Students apply the knowledge of quantitative designs to develop a proposal of the methods section for quantitative research. (3 credit hours) NSG 7730—Advanced Qualitative Research Methods This course provides an opportunity for doctoral students to engage with a variety of qualitative research designs. Ethical issues related to the recruitment and protection of human subjects in diverse and vulnerable populations are explored. Methodological imperatives, such as rigor and design traditions are discussed. Students apply knowledge of qualitative design, including sampling strategies, data collection, and analysis, to develop a methods section proposal for qualitative research. (3 credit hours)
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