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Nursing Research (Nursing): Course Outline

This course focuses on developing understanding of scientific approach and methods of the research process and critical appraisal of existing nursing and related health literature. The contents will enable nurses to utilize research findings to promote re

Course Description:

This course focuses on developing understanding of scientific approach and methods of the research process and critical appraisal of existing nursing and related health literature. The contents will enable nurses to utilize research findings to promote relationship of research to practice, education and administration.

Course Objectives:

On completion of Course, learners will be able to:

  1. Recognize the research process as a systematic approach to thought and the generation of nursing knowledge.Understand the process of Evidence based health care.
  2. Identify the role of nursing research in the development of a body of nursing knowledge that promotes nursing as a profession.
  3. Explain the ethical consideration used in nursing research for the safety of human subject and the conduct of research.
  4. Analyze/ critique research studies in nursing and other health sciences to evaluate the use of research process, methodologies, validity, reliability, application & research findings to the practice, and its significant to development of nursing.
  5. Prepare a condensed research proposal (either quantitative or qualitative)

Unit I

Introduction: Overview, Definition, ways of knowing:

  • Source of human knowledge
  • Purpose of scientific research
  • Limitation of scientific method
  • Research Terminology

Unit II

  • Ethics in Research
  • Ethical issues in nursing research

Unit III

  • Selecting and identifying the research problem/ purposes
  • Formulating Hypothesis Literature Review
  • The conceptual frame work in research studies.

Unit IV

Quantitative Research Design

  • Experimental and quasi experimental research
  • Non experimental research
  • Epidemiological Design.
  • Action research/Multi-disciplinary research

Unit V

Methodology:

Populations and Samples. Measurement & Data Collection.

  • Interview and Questionnaire
  • Observational Method
  • Biophysical Data and other Collection Method
  • Criteria for assessing and selecting measuring tool.

Reliability and validity of the tools and studies Quantitative Analysis

Unit VI to IX

Qualitative Designs: Introduction to:

  • Phenomenological.
  • Case study
  • Grounded Theory/Ethnographic
  • Historical Research/Qualitative Research, Methodologies & Triangulation

Unit 7

Critiquing Quantitative Research Critiquing Qualitative Research

Unit 8

Utilizing Nursing Research/Evidence Based Practice.

Unit 9

Proposal writing