Overview
A research methods paper providing methods, analyses and ethics used in nursing research. Content will include quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Includes a clinically applied fieldwork component.
The paper aims to equip you with the skills that will provide the foundation for the subsequent project and the translation of research into clinical practice. Students will develop the knowledge and skills to critically evaluate qualitative, quantitative and mixed-research methodologies, evaluate and synthesise literature, and formulate a research proposal.
About this paper
| Paper title | Applied Nursing Research |
|---|---|
| Subject | Nursing |
| EFTS | 0.25 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period | 1st Non standard period (17 February 2025 - 5 December 2025) (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $3,163.25 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Limited to
- MNSc
- Eligibility
- An undergraduate degree in any discipline with at least three years' full-time study and a B average in the final two years of the degree.
- Contact
- More information link
- View more information about the Master of Nursing Science (MNSc)
- Teaching staff
Convenor: Professor Philippa Seaton
- Teaching Arrangements
Taught face-to-face on the Christchurch campus. Some online attendance may be possible for distance learners.
- Textbooks
Reccomended: Polit, D. F., Beck, C. T. (2020). Nursing Research: generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice (11th ed). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Critical thinking, Ethics, Self-motivation.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- Articulate the significance of research to the discipline of nursing in terms of integration of theory and practice and the improvement of health outcomes and service delivery
- Critically evaluate the production of knowledge and core theoretical/conceptual elements in nursing
- Utilise research effectively to ensure a sound basis for clinical decisions
- Identify, review, evaluate and synthesise research literature and practice-based literature in a comprehensive and critical way accurately reflecting the state of the research field and the efficacy of nursing practice
- Critique the ethical, political and social aspects involved in research and determine and justify its application
- Evaluate research methodologies for the application to specific nursing/healthcare issues
- Critically appraise the ethical implications of a chosen research project
- Formulate a research proposal