Graduate Catalog

NURS 811 MEASUREMENT OF NURSING PHENOMENA

The theoretical basis of measurement is presented as a foundation for the development and evaluation of measurement instruments for use in nursing research. Types of measures, techniques of construction, the statistical analysis of reliability and validity, strengths and limitations for use of selected measures in nursing research are presented. Nursing research studies are evaluated relative to measurement theory. Tools and procedures, including those used to measure affective, cognitive, behavioral and physiological aspects of selected concepts, are evaluated.

Credits

3

Offered

202009