99234 - Introduzione alla ricerca (BO2)

Academic Year 2023/2024

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Nursing (cod. 5907)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the module, the student is familiar with the methodology of research and is able to identify specific areas of intervention.

Course contents

The course introduces the methodological principles of research and the main types of studies found in the literature and of nursing interest.

At the end of the course the student should be able to:

- Know the principles of research methodology;
- Define the meaning of scientific research in nursing;
- Describe the characteristics of the main study designs;
- Apply the steps of the research process.

Programme

- Definition of scientific research and introduction to nursing       research.
- Research methodology: essential concepts and steps in nursing   research.
- Main research designs and fundamentals of research protocol.
- Critical reading and evaluation of scientific literature.

Readings/Bibliography

Evidence-Based Clinical Practice. La pratica clinico-assistenziale basata su prove di efficacia 2/ed. ISBN: 9788838636738.

Fondamenti di ricerca Infermieristica 2/ed. ISBN:8838646007.

Scientific materials and articles provided by the professor.

Teaching methods

Lecture and plenary discussion of scientific articles.
Exercises on critical evaluation of studies with special tools.

Office hours

See the website of Sara Dionisi