Lecture: 4 hours/week
Learners will acquire knowledge and learn to apply concepts through a variety of means of instruction and activities, including in class and online discussions, reading assignments, audio-visual aids, participant presentations, critical appraisal of refereed psychiatric nursing articles, and guest speakers.
1. Research Process
- Self as researcher
- Development of the research question
- Literature review
- Research design
- Legal and ethical considerations
- Population and sampling
- Data collection
- Rigour in research
- Data analysis
- Dissemination of research findings
- Knowledge translation
2. Research Approaches
- Nursing research paradigms
- Theoretical/conceptual framework
- Qualitative research
- Quantitative research
- Mixed methods
3. Evidence-Informed Practice
- Research as a way of knowing
- Critical appraisal and evaluation of research
- Levels of Evidence
- Informatics to support research
- Evidence-informed practice/evidence-informed decision making
At the end of the course, successful students will be able to:
- Describe the relationships among theory, research, and practice;
- Critically read and evaluate primary and secondary sources in the literature;
- Demonstrate knowledge of research concepts and the underlying paradigms guiding nursing research;
- Recognize the legal and ethical considerations of research to ensure the appropriate protection of human rights;
- Identify the steps nurse researchers use to conduct qualitative and quantitative research;
- Critically examine qualitative and quantitative research methodologies as applied to psychiatric nursing research;
- Demonstrate application of research findings to guide and inform psychiatric nursing practice in order to support health outcomes.
The course evaluation is consistent with ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½Evaluation Policy. An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course. This is a graded course.
A list of required and optional textbooks and materials is provided for students at the beginning of each semester.
Students in the BSPN program are required to maintain a passing grade of 65% (C+) in all courses in order to progress in the program.