Launceston
Introduction
The concepts of ethics and research underpin our professional frameworks and have established nursing as one of the most trusted professions in Australia. In this Unit you will extend your understanding of core legal and ethical concepts, relevant to practice, to further enhance your understanding of professional frameworks and responsibilities. You will explore your own values and your role as a moral change agent in the health care setting. Within this context, the important field of ‘research ethics’ will be critically examined – and serves as the ‘bridge’ that spans legal and ethical principles into the closely inter‐related domains of research process, evidence‐based practice and Knowledge Translation. Subsequently, you will explore the research paradigms, methodologies and methods that nurses use to build disciplinary knowledge – with a strong emphasis on the interpretation of
research data and research findings – leading to the provision of evidence‐informed and person‐centred care.
Summary 2021
| Unit name | Concepts of Nursing 2: Research and Professional Responsibilities |
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| Unit code | NUR244 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Health and Medicine School of Nursing |
| Discipline | Nursing|Philosophy and Gender Studies |
| Coordinator | Elaine Crisp |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Fees
Requisites
Prerequisites
NUR131 Concepts of Nursing 1: Introduction to the Profession
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | The unit is fully online and provides you with opportunities for synchronous and asynchronous interactions – peer to peer, student to teacher and teacher to student. You are expected to devote around 10 hours per week to the study materials, assessment tasks and self-directed learning.
On graduation, you will continue to have access to your professional portfolio. |
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| Assessment | Discussion posts (online) A minimum of five postings, 1500 words in total, Weight: 50% Research Report Presentation 10 minutes presentation, (equivalent to 1500 words), Weight: 50% |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | Whitehead D, Ferguson, C, LoBiondo-Wood G & Haber J (2020) Nursing & Midwifery Research: Methods and Appraisal for Evidence-Based Practice. 6th edn. Elsevier - Australia. |
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| Recommended | Atkins K, de Lacey S, Ripperger B & Ripperger R. (2020) Ethics and Law for Australian Nurses. 4th Edn. Cambridge University Press. UK. |
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