FVP:UOGK031 Research in Nursing 1 - Course Information

UOGK031 Research in Nursing 1

Extent and Intensity

8/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Yvetta Vrublová, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Yvetta Vrublová, Ph.D.
Institute of Paramedical Health Studies – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: Mgr. Veronika Slováček Hagenová

Timetable

Fri 18. 9. 8:55–12:10 C311, Fri 25. 9. 8:05–11:20 C311

Prerequisites

FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(K)
Learning outcomes:
Professional knowledge and skills:
Students after graduation will be able to:
- Design a simple research topic and will know how it develops into research topics including a research project plan,
- Explain EBP principles (EBN),
- Explain the principles of quantitative and qualitative research,
- use basic statistics and selected qualitative research methods to process data,
- describe the principles and phases of research planning,
- to respect the ethical and legislative frameworks of clinical research and the ethics of scientific work,
- Develop a research project, defend it.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• General Nursing Studies (programme FVP, B5341-OSET)

Course objectives

The subject deals with the field of research with its application to health care. It defines research as an important part of identifying important data and information to improve health prevention, care and treatment. The general part is divided into basic areas of research, the terms basic and applied research are defined here. The main part is devoted to the methodology of quantitative and qualitative research, including understanding of basic philosophy, techniques of collecting quantitative data (questionnaire, poll, retrospective analysis) and qualitative data (interview, observation, case reports). Learning outcomes of the course unit The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the basic methodological principles of the scientific methodology of the branch and to teach them to design and to implement and evaluate a simple empirical research in the area of health care.

Syllabus

• Prerequisites and co-requisites:
  Introduction to health research. Definition of science. Scientific knowledge. Characteristic features of modern science. Definition of terms of science, research and its species. Research in healthcare. Ethics of Scientific Research in Health Care.
  2. Phase of research: preparatory phase, research project, subject of research (hypothesis and its types, methods and techniques,
  processing, organization of research). Formulation of the research problem.
  3. The individual stages of the research process.
  4. Working with information sources. Information systems for science and research. Searching for the formulation and development of the research problem by the PICOt method. Evidence Based Practice - EBP (EBN).
  5. Quantitative and qualitative research, research techniques, formulation of research questions and hypotheses.
  Exercises
  1. Methods of evaluating quantitative data table, mean values, graphs. Test hypothesis.
  2. Qualitative research, basic methodology
  principles and procedures.
  3 Evidence Based Practice - EBP (EBN).
  4. Formulation of an individual research problem, finding relevant studies in Czech and foreign sources.
  5. Creation and presentation of a research project.
  The contact instruction is led by a system of consultations on selected topics. The combined part of the study is realized in an e-learning course environment on the e-portal http://elearning.fvp.slu.cz/. Students are provided with study support including correspondence tasks.

Literature

required literature
• HENDL.J.,RER,J. Metody výzkumu a evaluace. Praha, 2017. ISBN 978-80-262-1192-1. info
• KRÁLOVÁ, J. Kvalitativní výzkum v ošetřovatelství. Distanční studijní opora a e-learningový kurz. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2012. URL info
• RADKOVÁ, L. Kvantitativný výskum v ošetrovateľstve. E-opora. Opava: SLU v Opavě, FVP - ÚO, 2012. info
• ŠPIRUDOVÁ, L. Výzkum v ošetřovatelství. Základy Evidence Based Practice v ošetřovatelství. Distanční studijní opora. Opava, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7248-860-5. info
• MASTILIAKOVÁ, D. Výzkum v ošetřovatelství. E-opora. Opava: SLU v Opavě, FVP - ÚO, 2010. info

recommended literature
• EBM Guidelines. [online]. URL info
• EBP Wikipedia [online]. URL info
• eMedicine. [online]. URL info
• BIRGER, H. Evidence-based practice: An analysis based on the philosophy of science. In Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. 2011, 62 (7), s. 1301-1310. [online], posl. akt. 2011 [cit.2012-09- 23]. URL info
• FINEOUT-OVERHOLT, E., JOHNSTON, L. Teaching EBP: Asking Searchable Answerable Clinical Questions. In Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing 2005; 2(3): 157-160. [online], posl. akt. 2005 [cit.2012-09- 23]. URL info
• FINEOUT-OVERHOLT, E., HOFSTETTER, S., SHELL, L., JOHNSTON, L. Teaching EBP: Getting to the Gold: How to Search for the Best Evidence. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing 2005; 2(4): 207-211. [online], posl. akt. 2005 [cit.2012-09- 23]. URL info
• UpToDate [online]. URL info
• ŠMERHOVSKÝ, Z., GÖPFERTOVÁ, D., FEBEROVÁ, J. Medicína založená na důkazech z pohledu klinické epidemiologie. Praha: Karolinum, 2007. ISBN 978-80-246-1314-7. info
• LOBIONDO-WOOD, G., HABER, J. Nursing Research: Methods and Critical Appraisal for Evidence-Based Practice. London: A Mosby, 2005. ISBN 978-0323-02828-8. info
• GREENHALGH, T. Jak pracovat s vědeckou publikací. Základy medicíny založené na důkazu. Praha: GRADA, 2003. ISBN 80-247-0310-6. info
• BAKOVÁ, A. Informační pracovníci a evidence based medicine. In INFORUM, 2001. Praha: INFORUM, 2001. info

Teaching methods

Lecturing
Students' self-study
Lectures, tutorial sessions, regularly assigned and evaluated home tasks.

Assessment methods

Oral exam

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 8 HOD/SEM.

Teacher's information

Credit will be afforded for elaboration of thesis after approval of the final version by the supervisor. Further, the student is obliged to attend all scheduled consultations.80% attendance at practical sessions.

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