Students focus on the theoretical knowledge relevant to the process and methods of nursing research. Emphasis is on critical analyses and outcomes research. Students apply scientific principles to planning, data collection, analyses and dissemination of research in nursing practice and education
In this 3 credit course, students focus on the application of scientific principles to planning, data collection, analysis and dissemination of research in nursing practice and education. Students utilise the knowledge and techniques gained from NURS 404 - Nursing Research to conduct clinical research for problem identification, proposal writing, research implementation and dissemination. Prereq: NURS404 minimum Grade ‘C-’
*RT 81.5
Polit, D.F. & Beck, C.T. (2013). Essentials of nursing research: Appraising evidence for nursing practice. (8th ed.).
Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 978-1451176797
Polit, D.F., & Beck, C. T. (2013). Study guide to accompany essentials of nursing research: Appraising evidence for nursing practice. (8th
ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 978-1451176834
Brown, S. J. (2009). Evidence-based nursing: The research-practice connection. Sudbury. MA: Jones & Bartlett.
De Chesnay, M. (2015). Nursing research using historical methods: Qualitative designs and methods in nursing. New York: Springer.
Fain, J. A. (2017). Reading, understanding and applying nursing research: A text and workbook. (5th ed.). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis.
Plichta, S. (2009). Statistics for nursing and allied health. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & WIlkins.
Taylor, R. (2014). The essentials of nursing and healthcare research. Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE Publications.
Wood, M. J., & Ross-Kerr, J. C. (2010). Basic steps in planning nursing research: From question to proposal. (7th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett. ISBN: 978-0763771799
Journals and Databases
** The University of The Bahamas subscribes to thousands of journals online through its EbscoHost databases. Databases of particular interest for nursing research topics are"
CINAHL
PsychINFO
Medline
Academic Search
Most journals are online and in full text. Top ranked journals include:
Annual Review of Nursing Research
Journal of Advanced Nursing
Nursing Research
Nursing Science Quarterly
Western Journal of Nursing Research
Conducting a literature review. University of The Bahamas LibGuide. http://cob-bs.libguides.com/c.php?g=382112
Nursing research. University of The Bahamas LibGuide. http://cob-bs.libguides.com/c.php?g=376154
National Institute for Nursing Research. (2017). NINR. http://ninr.nih.gov