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2013-2014 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

NURS 5406 - Healthcare Data Analysis and Evidence Based Practice

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Prerequisite: Admission to MSN RODP Program; 5402NURS 5402  , 5407 
This course builds upon the student’s undergraduate and graduate research and general statistics courses.  The course provides an introduction to the most frequently used statistical technique used in analyzing healthcare data. Statistical topics include data management, descriptive statistics, reliability and validity, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, correlational and linear regression analysis, Chi-
Square, nonparametric methods, survival analysis and formal presentation of the results. The course will give students the opportunity to develop an understanding of the basis of evidence-based practice (EBP) and the relevance of EBP interventions contributions for improving healthcare and health outcomes.