DNAP 770 : Applied Scholarship: Research, EBP, and QI for Nurse Anesthesia Leaders

In this course, the DNAP Completion Students will encounter opportunities to explore the conceptual, theoretical, and empirical foundations of nursing knowledge. This course begins with the basics of review as to what constitutes evidence-based practice, research and quality improvement are and the different models and steps involved in the processes. The levels and types of research and non research evidence are introduced. Specific emphasis is placed on the research process and methods of identifying, conceptualizing, designing, implementing, evaluating, and translating evidenced-based research into practice are examined.

Both quantitative and qualitative research methods are explored and analyzed. This course also provides an overview of statistical analysis methods most often reported in healthcare research literature. Tools used to evaluate the quality of research and literature will be introduced and articles will be appraised for quality throughout the course.

Students will also select a concept of interest related to nurse anesthesia clinical practice, nurse anesthesia student education, or administration/management of nurse anesthesia practice. The learner will be introduced to PICOT statements and how the question of inquiry guides the search for literature on their project topic. This course provides the foundational knowledge and skills to complete a literature review and literature synthesis for a scholarly project topic.