Overview

In this unit, students will develop their knowledge about the how research informs practice in health care. The students will explore the research process, research designs, data collection and analysis within an ethical framework.

Requisites

Prerequisites
NUR10004 Ethics and Law in Health Care
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
15-July-2024
20-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
28-July-2024
Census date
09-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
06-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024
Semester 2
Location
Wantirna
Start and end dates
15-July-2024
20-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
28-July-2024
Census date
09-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
06-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
21-July-2025
09-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
03-August-2025
Census date
15-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025
Semester 2
Location
Wantirna
Start and end dates
21-July-2025
09-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
03-August-2025
Census date
15-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Find and critically appraise research literature and its relevance to evidence-based nursing practice
  • Apply ethical and legal principles to the research process
  • Develop a clinical research question using an appropriate framework
  • Undertake nursing research activities within a group

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Online
Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning		1.00 12 weeks 12
On-campus
Class		2.00 6 weeks 12
Specified Activities
Various		3.33 12 weeks 40
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning		7.17 12 weeks 86
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
AssignmentIndividual 40% 3 
ProjectGroup 60% 1,2,3,4 
AssignmentIndividual 40% 1 
ProjectIndividual/Group 60% 1,2,3,4 

Content

  • Critique evidence
  • Research methodologies
  • Ethics and law in human research
  • Research design and application
  • Data collection and analysis
  • Dissemination of research findings
  • Applying research evidence to clinical practice

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.