UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF NURSING  

Courses for Research Courses/Scholarly Inquiry

NMETH 520 Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice (5) Killien & Schepp (W), Simpson (A)
Analyzes conceptual, theoretical, and empirical knowledge as a basis for evidence-based practice. Examines methodological approaches to scholarly inquiry and research applied to nursing practice. Evaluates role of advanced practice nurses in research. Offered: AWS. (S = online distance version)
Instructor Course Description: Marcia G Killien

NMETH 527 Introduction to Health Informatics and Systems Thinking (4)

Examines how informatics aids in the transformation of healthcare delivery and how to most effectively use the theories and best practices in informatics toward building and deploying informatics solutions. Offered: A.

NMETH 530 Scholarly Proposal Development (2) Jarret, Killien, Schepp (Sp), Simpson
Focuses on the application of methods of inquiry to develop a scholarly proposal through faculty-guided small group discussion and individual composition. Prerequisite: NMETH 520. Offered: AWSpS.

NMETH 598 Special Projects ([1-12]-, max. 12)
Fulfills the requirements of the non-thesis option for Master's students in nursing. Projects involve scholarly inquiry with in-depth focused analysis, culminating in a written product/report for dissemination. Credit/no credit only. Prerequisite: NMETH 520 or permission of instructor.

NMETH 700 Master's Thesis (*)
Credit/no credit only.

 

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