Nursing research
BH
Ms F Thompson
6 points * 4 hours per week * First semester * Gippsland/Distance * Prerequisites: Registered nurse
The purpose of this subject is to demonstrate that nursing practice is and can be shaped by research. Emphasis is placed on the belief that investigative skills of all nurses are an integral part of their professional repertoire and that theoretical and clinical sensitivity starts with the ability to raise important and meaningful questions in the course of giving nursing care. There is an expectation that nurses are able to critically appraise research findings, and utilise the benefits or discard the inadequate research for the betterment of the health care consumer. This subject therefore aims to enable students to critically appraise research reports; assist in the development of skills related to the ethical design and writing of research proposals; utilise research findings after evaluating their adequacy; and contribute to the realisation of the profession's `nursing research targets'.
Assessment
Assignments and examination: 100%
Prescribed texts
Polit D F and Hungler B P Nursing research: Principles and methods 4th edn, Lippincott, 1991