- Docente: Gaia Donadel
- Credits: 2
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Rimini
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Nursing (cod. 8475)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the module, the student knows the research methodology and is able to identify specific areas of intervention.
Course contents
PREREQUISITES
Knowledge of the contents of the modules of Evidence applied to nursing practice and Statistics and informatics lab.
TRAINING GOALS
The student has to achieve these goals/target.
He/She has to acquire knowledge and skills related to the research process and to the main study drawings.
He /She must possess tools and methods for choosing the thesis topic and the subsequent elaboration.
The student is able to identify possible problems and research hypotheses in the field of nursing.
The student knows how to read, evaluate and use the research for the purposes of its application in nursing practice and the elaboration of ones thesis.
PROGRAM/COURSEWORK
Introduction to the degree thesis
- The importance of the research in nursing
- Purposes and areas of the nursing research
- Identification of the problems from which it is possible to formulate research questions in the field of nursing
- Introduction to the degree thesis
The research process
- knowledge of the research process and of the main research methods and designs available in the literature.
- The research process and its phases
- Hypothesis and research’s question (PICOS)
The construction of the background
The main research drawings and their characteristics
- The research protocol
- Research methods
- Secondary literature: systematic reviews
- The qualitative research
- Ethical aspects in research
- Use the search
- Reading, evaluation and use of research
- Bibliographic research
- Critical analysis of a scientific article
The research project
- Preparation of a coherent and consistent research project, developing in particular the structure of the literature revision, oriented to the degree thesis
- Methodology to develop a literature review report
- Elaboration of a summary
Readings/Bibliography
Chiari P., Mosci D., Naldi E., Centro Studi EBN. Evidence-Based Clinical Practice (2011) La pratica clinico-assistenziale basata su prove di efficacia 2/ed. McGraw-Hill Milano.
Gaeta L. (2010) Lettura critica degli studi clini, Aras edizioni, Fano
Polit, DF & Beck, CT(2014) trad it a cura di Palese A. Fondamenti di Ricerca infermieristica. Mc Graw Hill, Milano
Sironi C. Introduzione alla ricerca infermieristica. 1° edizione. Capitoli: Torino: Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, 2010.
Articles and other documents for further study will be made available by the lecturer during classes.
Teaching methods
Lectures, individual exercises in the classroom.
Work in small groups with sharing and discussion in plenary.
Assessment methods
The evaluation, as part of the integrated course, includes: the written elaboration of a research protocol according to a predefined scheme shared in the classroom and downloadable under the heading "Guide to the paper" in the online resources on Virtual. The delivery of the paper must take place via email to the teacher no later than 15 days from the scheduled date of the exam. The evaluation will be communicated on the teacher's AlmaEsami . The positive evaluation of the paper allows access to the written test which consists of a test of 15 closed-ended questions.
The criteria for evaluating the paper are as follows:
- completeness of the ten points indicated in the Guide to the paper;
- capacity for synthesis;
- use of appropriate language,
- consistency of the research design with respect to the research question;
- capacity for analysis of the scientific literature;
- originality of the topic covered.
The paper will be evaluated for a maximum of 15 points, sufficient proof is considered if the score is equal to or greater than 9 points. The written test will be evaluated for a maximum of 15 points (1 for each correct answer), the test is considered sufficient if the score is equal to or greater than 9 points. The result of the two tests will be added, obtaining the final evaluation in 30/30. Praise will be awarded if the work complies with all the criteria indicated in the document and stands out for its originality.
Teaching tools
In the classroom: PC, video projector, flipchart, scientific publications, databases (Unibo library).
Distribution list for teaching material (slides, articles of interest) and communications.
Office hours
See the website of Gaia Donadel