Research project in nursing

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You are required to design a research project

Students are to identify an area within nursing practice in which they recognise a need to increase nursing knowledge.

You are required to:

·         Formulate a researchable question using PICO (see handout in RESOURCES FOLDER). Conduct a brief Literature Review (5 citations).

·         Give evidence that this topic is relevant to the contribution of nursing knowledge. Describe the framework for your project, including all major tenets.

·         Describe method of data collection according to the framework.

·         Describe data analysis according to the framework.

Marking criteria:-

1. Using each of the “PICO” – Population, Intervention, Comparison and Outcome elements specifically define your research question-10marks

2. Define all major concepts- 10marks

3. Identify contribution to nursing knowledge- 10 marks

4. Description of chosen design and all major tenets(method of data collection)- 10marks

5. Justify chosen design in relation to research question- 5marks

6. Outline methodology as per chosen design Include data collection and analysis- 10marks

7. Brief Literature Review (5 citations)- 10marks

8. Results / findings of study- 10marks

9. Identify limitations and possible alternative methods- 5marks

10. Harvard style referencing- 5marks

 

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