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Archived Version 2020 - 2021

Module Title	Research Enquiry
Module Code	NS458
School	38
Online Module Resources
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

This module will enable the student to advance their knowledge,skills of and attitude to research;to this end,the student will undertake a literature review of a contemporary clinical nursing practice issue/problem and make recommendations for practice and further research

Learning Outcomes

1. Identify a patient/client nursing issue that is specific to the students defined area of nursing practice
2. Specify a clinical/practice question pertinent to that patients/clients issue.
3. Locate and select relevant research literature on the issue to be investigated
4. Critique and summarise research literature on the issue to be investigaged
5. Propose recommendations based on the evidence drawn from the literature review

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	16	Classroom, library and on line
Tutorial	8	face to face small classrom groups as well as on line engagement
Independent Study	101	reading, sourcing literature,
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Problem of identification in nursing practice

Writing a good research question

Using research evidence to understand and develop patient / client care

Research utilisation for evidenced based care

Retrieval, critical review and synthesis of research literature

Writing a literature review - framework and content

Writing recommendations

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
Unavailable

Indicative Reading List

Booth, A. Papaioannou, D. Sutton, A.: 2012, Systematic Approaches to a Successful Literature Review, Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA.,
Cherry, M. Boland, A. Dickson, R.: 2014, Doing a Systematic Review: A Student's Guide., Sage, Los Angeles, CA.,
Fink, A.: 2010, Conducting Research Literature Reviews: From the Internet to Paper., 3rd, Sage, London,
Rocco, T. Hatcher, T.: 2011, The Handbook of Scholarly Writing and Publishing, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA.,
Machi, L. McEvoy, B.: 2012, The Literature Review: Six Steps to Success, 2nd, Corwin Press, CA,
Ridley, D.: 2012, The Literature Review, Sage, London,
Melnyk, B. & Fineout-Overholt, E.: 2015, Evidence-based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare, 3rd, Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia,

Other Resources

0, Website, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (UK), 0, Guidelines for Practice, U.K., National Institute for Clinical Excellence, http://www.nice.org.uk/, 0, Website, Critical Skills Appraisal Programme, 0, Critical Skills Appraisal Programme, https://casp-uk.net/,

Programme or List of Programmes

BNCG	BSc in Children's & General Nursing
BNGN	BSc in Nursing (General)
BNID	BSc in Nursing (Intellectual Disability)
BNPY	BSc in Nursing (Mental Health)

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