NFQ Level 8 Evidence based nursing and Midwifery, Essay, RCSI, Ireland

Module Aims

This module aims to develop the student’s ability to search the RCSI Library Databases which includes the E-Journal Portal and critically appraise the national and international literature on topics relevant to their area of practice to inform an evidence-based approach to patient care.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the module the student will be able to:

1. Summarise the major points in the evolution of nursing research in relation to contemporary nursing and midwifery practice.

2. Describe the research paradigms and their appropriateness to nursing and midwifery practice.

3. Critically discuss evidence-based practice and its application in nursing and midwifery practice.

4. Critically discuss the utilisation of research findings efficiently to improve and provide quality health care, decision making and policy development through evidence-based practice.

5. Undertake a critical review of the literature on a topic relevant to the student’s area of practice.

Module Content – Indicative Syllabus
 Overview of the research process
 Research paradigms
 Action research
 Statistical methods
 Sampling and negotiating access to participants in research studies
 Data collection (quantitative and qualitative)
 Data analysis (quantitative and qualitative)
 Reliability and validity and trustworthiness
 Ethics issues in research
 Application and implementation of research findings in practice
 Methodological issues of literature reviewed
 Evidence-based practice and research utilisation
 Components of evidence-based practice
 Searching the literature and developing search strategy skills
 Developing critical appraisal skills through reviewing the literature
 Writing a critical appraisal of the literature review