Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Nursing and Advanced Practice
Learning Methods
Lecture
Workshop
Module Offerings
7004NRS-MAR-CTY
Aims
To support the development of evidence-based thinking with regard to decision- making for effective nursing
To provide a critical knowledge base of the philosophical foundations of health and social research.
To enable the student to gain a sound foundation in research design and methodology
To prepare the student to carry out empirical and literature based research.
To prepare the student to carry out audit or service evaluation
Learning Outcomes
1.
Apply methods of inquiry to nursing related issues
2.
Review processes for the safe and ethical construction and use of evidence in nursing
3.
Critically analyse how evidenced based practice is informed by the research
process within your own specialist field.
4.
Critically analyse the appropriateness of research methods relevant to own professional area
5.
Critically analyse purpose and context of research and the basis for selecting
appropriate research methodology and designs
6.
Critically analyse the philosophical location of research approaches
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Critical appraisal of research through the use of established frameworks and tools
to inform the evidence base
Developing critical thinking skills when applying evidence and making decisions
Positivist and interpretative perspectives in research
Qualitative methods, data collection & analysis
Quantitative methods, data collection & analysis
The research process: asking research questions, research design, data collection,
dissemination
The research process: developing a research question, funding and support, peer review, policy development
Action research
Involving patients, carers and families in care as co-creators
Methodologies such as audits and service evaluations
Module Overview:
During this module you will establish your evidence-based thinking in the context of decision making for effective nursing. It will help you to build a critical knowledge base of the philosophical foundations of health and social research and gain a sound foundation in research design and methodology.
It will prepare you to conduct empirical and literature based research, so you can carry out audit or service evaluation.
After completing the module, you will be able to:
During this module you will establish your evidence-based thinking in the context of decision making for effective nursing. It will help you to build a critical knowledge base of the philosophical foundations of health and social research and gain a sound foundation in research design and methodology.
It will prepare you to conduct empirical and literature based research, so you can carry out audit or service evaluation.
After completing the module, you will be able to:
- Apply methods of inquiry to nursing related issues
- Review processes for the safe and ethical construction and use of evidence in nursing
- Critically analyse how evidenced based practice is informed by the research process within your own specialist field
- Critically analyse the appropriateness of research methods relevant to own professional area
- Critically analyse purpose and context of research and the basis for selecting appropriate research methodology and designs
- Critically analyse the philosophical location of research approaches
Additional Information:The Academic Assessor will monitor that the student is completing their hours. This includes any practice placement learning and simulated practice learning, in accordance with the students programme plan.
Please note that workshop hours as listed in the above contact hours account for simulated theoretical learning, in accordance with NMC standard 3.4
Assessments
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