The focus of this course is exploration of qualitative approaches to developing clinical nursing research, and application of quantitative research designs and methods, as well as mixed methods for testing hypotheses in clinical nursing research. Applications of qualitative and mixed methods to research questions relevant to nursing science are explored. Students develop skills in critical evaluation of both intervention and nonintervention studies. Emphasis is placed on the identification and control of competing hypotheses in quantitative research. The relationship of data production and analysis strategies to underlying assumptions, theories, and research goals are considered.