NUR2300 Research Methods for Nursing (FOSCI)

Semester 2 (ONC)Toowoomba (ONC)Fraser Cst

Units 1.0 (General Nursing) Band 4

Synopsis

The course provides an introduction to the role of research processes and scholarship activity in the Nursing profession. Content includes an examination of the research process and methodologies (qualitative and quantitative). Issues of validity, reliability, sampling, generalisation and application of findings are addressed from the research consumer perspective. The professional nurse's role in the dissemination of knowledge is examined as a scholarly expectation including the skills of scientific writing, publication and professional speaking. BN students (Pre-reg) may only enrol in the EXT mode with the permission of the Examiner. For BN (Post-Reg) students there are no pre-requisites for enrolment in this course.