Research Methods in Nursing

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:2.00

Study Course Accepted:04.09.2024 14:29:27

Study Course Information
Course Code:		MDAK_369		LQF level:		Level 7
Credit Points:		6.00		ECTS:		9.00
Branch of Science:		Clinical Medicine; Health Care		Target Audience:		Nursing Science
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Inga Millere
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		Department of Nursing and Obstetric Care
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, mdakrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061568
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		9	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		18
Classes (count)		9	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		18
Total Contact Hours								36
Full-Time - Semester No.2
Lectures (count)		9	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		18
Classes (count)		9	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		18
Total Contact Hours								36
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Knowledge in the subjects of care studies, information science, statistics.
Objective:
To deepen the master’s students’ understanding of the research process of different types of research designs and to improve the ability to conduct independent research in accordance with the basic principles of research, to develop an understanding of the analysis of data generated by care research and the skills to apply appropriate statistical analysis and interpretation.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Research planning, organisation and implementation incl. Ethical aspects.			Lectures		2.00	other
				Classes		1.00	other
2	Research design, classification and application in nursing practice. Meta-analysis, Systematic review - application and implementation aspects in nursing practice. Experimental research, its application and implementation aspects in nursing practice. Conceptual and theoretical model of the study.			Lectures		2.00	other
				Classes		1.00	other
3	Qualitative research and its designs. Historical. Action research and case analysis, their application and implementation aspects in nursing practice.			Lectures		2.00	other
				Classes		2.00	other
4	Cross-sectional descriptive and Longitudinal research, its application and implementation aspects. Randomized and Cohort study, its application and implementation aspects. Mixed methods research, its application and implementation aspects in nursing practice.			Lectures		2.00	other
				Classes		2.00	other
5	Correlations study, its application and implementation aspects in nursing practice.			Lectures		1.00	other
				Classes		1.00	other
6	A quasi-experimental study. Check test. Development and presentation of the research conceptual model			Classes		2.00	other
7	Data extraction and sources. Primary and secondary data. Study sample and sample size. Random and systematic errors. Probability sampling, non-probability sampling, representative sampling, non-representative sampling.			Lectures		3.00	other
				Classes		1.00	other
8	Research sample and population analysis in care research, descriptive and inferential statistical methods. Parametric and non-parametric static analysis methods, their application in nursing research.			Lectures		3.00	other
				Classes		1.00	other
9	Comparison of two independent groups and two dependent groups by a single characteristic in nursing research. Parametric methods and Non-parametric methods. Analysis and presentation of published studies with interpretation of study results to determine statistical and clinical significance.			Lectures		1.00	other
				Classes		2.00	other
10	Comparison of three or more dependent and independent groups by a single characteristic in nursing research. Parametric methods and Non-parametric methods. Analysis and presentation of published studies with interpretation of study results to determine statistical and clinical significance.			Lectures		1.00	other
				Classes		1.00	other
11	Association analysis of two traits and three or more traits in nursing research. Parametric methods and Non-parametric methods. Analysis and presentation of published studies with interpretation of study results to determine statistical and clinical significance. Check test.			Lectures		1.00	other
				Classes		2.00	other
12	Presentation of the research project.			Classes		2.00	other
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Development and presentation of the research conceptual model. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
Assessment Criteria:
Presentation of the research conceptual model, ability to answer the questions - 10% (grading - pass/fail). Two practice tests - 20% (evaluation in a 10-point system). Presentation of the research project 70% (rating 10 points system).
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		As a result of completing the study course, students will know different research designs, characteristics and implementation specifics thereof in health care.The student knows the principles of sampling in care research and the methods of analysing the data obtained. The student knows the principles of interpretation of research results to determine the statistical and clinical significance.
Skills:		As a result of completing the study course, students will be able to evaluate different research designs, characteristics and implementation specifics thereof in health care. As a result of completing the study course, students will know how to prepare a scientific project (Master’s thesis) application; select the most appropriate research design, sample and appropriate statistical analysis method; interpret research results.
Competencies:		To substantiate and justify with scientific evidence the processes of care practice. Will be able to independently formulate a research question and choose an appropriate research design for practical research in the field of health care. Will be able to independently f answer a research question in the field of health care; acquire, select and analyse information obtained in research of health care problems in accordance with the basic principles of scientific methodology.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	Mārtinsone K., Pipere, A. Zinātniskās darbības metodoloģija:starpdisciplināra perspektīva. Rīga: RSU, 2021.
2	Mārtinsone, K. Ievads pētniecībā: stratēģijas, dizaini, metodes. Rīga: RaKa, 2011. (akceptējams izdevums)
3	Kroplijs, Artūrs. Kvalitatīvās pētniecības metodes sociālajās zinātnēs / Artūrs Kroplijs, Malgožata Raščevska. Rīga: RaKa, 2010. (akceptējams izdevums)
4	Kristapsone, S. Zinātniskā pētniecība studiju procesā: mācību grāmata augstskolu sociālo zinātņu studiju programmu studentiem. Rīga: Biznesa augstskola Turība, 2008. (akceptējams izdevums)
5	Creswell, John W. Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Method Approaches. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage, 2018.
6	Zinātniskā rakstīšana un pētījumu rezultātu izplatīšana. Kristīnes Mārtinsones un Anitas Piperes zinātniskajā redakcijā, 2019.
7	K.P. Suresh and S. Chandrashekara. Sample size estimation and power analysis for clinical research studies. J. Hum Reprod Sci. 2012 Jan-Apr; 5(1): 7–13.
Additional Reading
1	Spila, Daiga. Pasaules medicīnas citējamo žurnālu datubāze PubMed un informācijas meklēšanas iespējas: Mācību materiāls informācijpratībā. Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2013. – 76 lpp
2	Znotiņa, Inga. Uz pierādījumiem balstītas medicīnas resursi – labāko pierādījumu meklēšana un izmantošana: Mācību materiāls informācijpratībā. Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2014. – 49 lpp.
3	Barbara, D., Logan, J. Reading Research: a User-friendly Guide for Nurses and Other Health Professionals. Toronto: Mosby/Elsevier, 2018.
4	Boswell, C., Cannon S. Introduction to Nursing Research: Incorporating Evidence-Based Practice. Sudbury, Mass.: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2020.