4 Year Nursing Degree Programme (BSc Cur)

NU3S03 -Research for Nursing Practice 3 (5 ECTS)

Learning Outcomes

Following completion of this module the student should be able to

• Begin to understand the dynamic relationship between research and clinical practice and the School’s role in that relationship
  
• Distinguish between the main types of research approaches
  
• Recognise the steps in the research process
  
• Identify the characteristics of different types of research papers
  
• Identify a problem from clinical practice and explain or justify its significance
  
• Formulate a research question based on the research problem
  
• Explain the meaning of basic research terminology and use such terminology appropriately in their annotated bibliography
  
• Identify & access appropriate bibliographical resources and other sources of relevant information including web-based resources and data bases
  
• Assess the reliability, reputation, authenticity, integrity and relevance of sources
  
• Analyse and evaluate the methods and findings of published research studies
  
• Understand how their own behaviours impact on others when working in & contributing to the success of formal & informal teams
  
• Listen actively to their peers and give and receive constructive feedback on their work individually and in small groups.

Module Learning Aims

Nursing practice should be based on the most current and rigorous research evidence available. Such
practice depends on the nurse’s ability to identify clinical issues or problems and to access, review,
analyse and critique the evidence available nationally and internationally to address them.
This module aims to introduce students to the School’s research community through identification of a
range of topics drawn from the School’s Research Matrix. Students will identify a problem from clinical
practice based on one of these broad areas with the goal of producing an annotated bibliography which
includes relevant literature. The research problem and subsequent annotated bibliography will form the
basis for the literature review which each student will conduct in their Senior Sophister year.

Recommended Reading List

Essential Reading

• Polit D.F. & Tatano Beck C. (2014) Essentials of Nursing Research Appraising Evidence for Nursing Practice. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, London.

Recommended Reading

• Aveyard H. (2014) Doing a literature review in health and social care: A practical guide, 3rd edn. OpenUniversity Press Mc Graw Hill Education, Glasgow.
  
• Bain Taylor D. (2012) Writing Skills for Nursing and Midwifery Students. Sage Publications, London.