Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Objectives At the completion of this subject it is anticipated that the student should be able to take a leadership role in their healthcare organisation to encourage nursing staff to reflect on and improve nursing practice and patient outcomes; formulate a research project proposal, rationale and methodology; utilise independent learning and problem solving skills to resource information; assist other nurses to undertake a research project related to their practice; utilise the interpersonal skills necessary to gain access to and gather the data required for such a project; prepare a submission for an ethics committee taking into account the ethical guidelines prepared by the Monash Standing Committee on Ethics in Research on Humans; submit a paper based on the outcomes of the project, for publication in a scholarly journal.
Synopsis This subject is offered in recognition of the need for students to develop creative and imaginative approaches to clinical practice. It aims to provide an opportunity for students to contract to design, implement, analyse and finally disseminate the results of an investigation into an area of clinical practice of particular interest or relevance to gerontological nursing.
Assessment To be advised