NURS 693 Scholarly Paper Seminar

This seminar provides students with the opportunity to utilize critical thinking skills through application of a scholarly inquiry process to a topic related to nursing practice, nursing education, or leadership/management. Students conceptualize and refine their topic through discussions with a nursing faculty member and fellow students. The final product is a focused critical review of the literature on a topic that is relevant to advanced practice nursing, nursing education, or leadership/management. Competence Statement: Knows the process of scholarly inquiry well enough to write a focused critical review of the literature on a topic that is relevant to advanced practice nursing, nursing education, or leadership/management. Learning Objectives 1. Apply a scholarly inquiry process to a topic of interest to nursing. 2. Discuss strategies for developing and writing an effective critical literature review. 3. Write a focused critical literature review on a topic that is relevant to advanced practice nursing, nursing education, or leadership/management.