NURS 500 - Applied Healthcare Statistics

Credit Hours: 3

Emphasizes the use of statistics in data analysis; critical understanding of the meaning of statistical findings for utilization as a nurse in advanced practice; and use of the computer in data processing. Topics covered include descriptive statistics, probability, hypothesis testing, parametric and nonparametric statistics, reliability, and validity. (Applied Healthcare Statistics is one of two options that meet the Quantitative Methods requirement.)