NUR4403

Clinical honours thesis III: Conducting a research project (18 points)

(MED)

Leader: Associate Professor Glenice Ives (Peninsula) + Professor Karen Francis (Gippsland) + Supervisors

Offered:
Gippsland First semester 2004 (Day)
Peninsula First semester 2004 (Day)
Gippsland First semester 2005 (Day)
Peninsula First semester 2005 (Day)

Synopsis:

Objectives: At the completion of the unit the students will be expected to: 1. Generate a critical review of the literature and theoretical frameworks relevant to their field of study; 2. Accurately collect, manage and secure data for health profiles and/or health histories for individuals, groups or communities; 3. Finalise the ethics approval process for the project; 4. Conduct a pilot study (if appropriate) to anticipate and address practical problems that may arise in the course of data collection; 5. Apply clinical reasoning to selected pathophysiological and psychosocial nursing phenomena; 6. Demonstrate safe clinical practice based on current theoretical and pharmacological knowledge.

Assessment: Oral seminar presentation 30%, Written clinical research issues report 40%, Submission of a research progress report 30%, Clinical component* Pass/Fail *Students must pass the clinical to pass the unit

Prerequisites: NUR2401, NUR4401, NUR4402