| Effective Term: | 2024/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Health and Wellbeing |
| Unit Title: | Research 1: Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice and Research |
| Unit ID: | NURBN1015 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 060301 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
| This unit is designed to develop foundational skills in understanding and applying evidence-based practice so that students become informed consumers of research with the ability to relate research to nursing practice. The unit will examine the major steps in the research process and the principles of evidence-based practice. In order to provide the highest quality nursing care, students must be able to access, interpret and evaluate the best available evidence, and incorporate into nursing practice. The knowledge and skills developed in this unit can be utilised across all units of the Bachelor of Nursing course. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: No |
| Supplementary Assessment: |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | |  | | | | | Advanced | | | | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Identify the principles of ethical research |
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| K2. | Describe the relationship between nursing and research and the role of critical thinking and reflection in the development of nursing knowledge |
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| K3. | Describe the principles of evidence-based practice, recognising the importance of incorporating research evidence into practice to the delivery of high-quality nursing care |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Develop critical thinking skills and enquiring strategies to search and locate appropriate evidence-based literature. |
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| S2. | Appraise research methodologies used in the investigation of nursing problems |
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| S3. | Critically analyse research articles in terms of methodologies, data collection and analysis techniques. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Discuss the concept of evidence-based practice in relation to the provision of safe, effective, holistic nursing care |
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| A2. | Apply research concepts, reflection and systematic inquiry in nursing practice. |
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| Unit Content: |
The current NMBA Registered Nurse Standards for Practice, NMBA Code of Conduct for Nurses, Code of Ethics for Nurses, National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards, Aged Care Quality Standards, National Health Priority Areas and where applicable the NMBA National Competency Standards for the Midwives, NMBA Code of Conduct for Midwives, ICM/NMBA Code of Ethics for Midwives have informed the content development of this unit.
- Research awareness
- Introduction to literature reviews
- Contemporary approaches to research in nursing
- Approaches to sampling and data collection
- Approaches to analysing research data
- Understanding research findings and evidence-based practice
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| Graduate Attributes: |
| Learning Task and Assessment: |
A 15-credit point unit will involve a minimum of 150 hours of learning. For every one hour of teacher-directed learning, there will be a minimum of two hours of learner directed learning. Additional hours will be required to complete the associated assessment tasks. Learner-directed hours will include self-directed learning, directed activities and formative assessment opportunities via the learning management system. The teacher-directed hours of learning in this unit will be through a variety of in-person or online small group learning sessions. Students are expected to attend and engage with all scheduled classes as per the assessment hurdle requirements for this unit.
The hurdle assessment task is excluded from supplementary assessment.
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| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, K2, K3,S1, S2, S3, A1, A2 | Attendance at Active Learning Sessions | 80% Attendance at Active Learning Sessions | S/U Hurdle | | 2. | K1, S1, S2, S3, A2 | Analyse and report on the quality of research literature, considering evidence based practice principles.
| Research Report | 40-60% | | 3. | K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, A1, A2 | Critical analysis of evidence based literature relating to contemporary nursing issues. | Essay | 40-60% |
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