Nursing Research

This subject provides an overview of methodologies useful for researching health and nursing practice and will equip students with a broad appreciation of the many aspects of clinical research. The subject will explore how research questions arise from practice, why specific methodologies are used, how studies are conducted, and how to obtain, interpret and report data. The focus of this subject is developing skills in the design and conduct of original research in an area of practice that is of interest to the student and for the student to have the confidence to communicate how the proposed research will contribute to the advancement of nursing knowledge.