78837 - Nursing Sciences

Academic Year 2017/2018

  • Docente: Paolo Chiari
  • Credits: 3
  • SSD: MED/45
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Health Professions of Prevention Sciences (cod. 8878)

Learning outcomes

Students learn the principles of research methodology in the field of nursing , nursing theory and methodology and organization of the nursing profession

Course contents

- Evidence-Based Practice : principles and methodologists.

- The different types of study : experimental , observational and descriptive . - The measures of association and statistical significance .

- Introduction to the methodology of scientific research : the paradigms of research , stages of research , from the question / hypothesis to research design , conduct and conclusion of the research.

Readings/Bibliography

Slide provided by the teacher.

Chiari P., Mosci D., Naldi E., Centro Studi EBN. Evidence-Based Clinical Practice 2/ed - La pratica clinico-assistenziale basata su prove di efficacia. Euro:40.00. ISBN: 9788838636738. Pagine: 480.

Teaching methods

Lectures and plenary discussion

Assessment methods

The verification shall be oral or written and is determined with the students in the middle of nature trail.

In any case it is based on questions, open short-answer
or closed questions with multiple choice answers for 4, relating to the themes of the course: 1) aspects of EBP and measures of association; 2) the research methodology; 3) principles nursing organization.

Teaching tools

Computer projector. Flipchart.

Office hours

See the website of Paolo Chiari