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Unit description
Develops students’ understanding of the relationship between health research and evidence for practice. Students will learn about the process of finding and appraising research and applying research evidence to nursing practice. This unit will develop students’ foundational knowledge and understanding of the research process, including the concepts and principles of health research to practice as a nurse.
Unit content
- Clinical problems in healthcare
- Creating a question for a clinical problem
- Methods for collecting information
- Highlight the importance of research in terms of nursing practice and good patient care
- Transforming your findings into practice
- Sharing what you have found
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | articulate the value of research in contributing to developments in health and improving standards of care |
| 2 | discuss the strengths and limitations of various research study designs and the appropriateness of health research methods in improving quality patient care |
| 3 | generate a research question, understand appropriate methodology, and outline ethical considerations |
| 4 | reflect on the importance of the application of evidence-based nursing practice |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- articulate the value of research in contributing to developments in health and improving standards of care
- discuss the strengths and limitations of various research study designs and the appropriateness of health research methods in improving quality patient care
- generate a research question, understand appropriate methodology, and outline ethical considerations
- reflect on the importance of the application of evidence-based nursing practice
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
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