NURSING RESEARCH & STATISTICS

Unit

Topic

Hours

I

Research and Research Process

·         Introduction and need for nursing research

·         Definition of Research & nursing research

·         Steps of scientific method

·         Characteristics of good research

·         Steps of Research process – Overview

·         Evidence Based Practice – Concept, Meaning, Purposes, Steps of EBP Process and Barriers

6(T)

II

Research Problem/Question

·         Identification of problem area

·         Problem statement

·         Criteria of a good research problem

·         Writing objectives and hypotheses

2(T)

8(P)

III

Review of Literature

·         Location 

·         Sources

·         On line search; CINHAL, COCHRANE etc.

·         Purposes

·         Method of review

2(T)

6(P)

IV

Research Approaches and Designs

·         Historical, survey and experimental

·         Qualitative and Quantitative designs

4(T)

1(P)

V

Sampling and Data Collection

·         Definition of Population, Sample

·         Sampling criteria, factors influencing sampling process, types of sampling techniques

·         Data – Why, what, from whom, when and where to collect

·         Data collection methods and instruments

• Methods of data collection

• Questioning, interviewing

• Observations, record analysis and measurement

• Types of instruments, Validity & Reliability of the Instrument

·         Research ethics

·         Pilot study

·         Data collection procedure

6(T)

6(P)

VI

Analysis of Data

·         Compilation, tabulation, classification, summarization, presentation, interpretation of data

4(T)

6(P)

VII

Introduction to Statistics

·         Definition, use of statistics, scales of measurement.

·         Frequency distribution and graphical presentation of data

·         Mean, Median, Mode, Standard deviation

·         Normal Probability and tests of significance

·         Co-efficient of correlation

·         Statistical packages and its application

12(T)

8(P)

VIII

Communication and Utilization of Research

·         Communication of research findings

·         Verbal report

·         Writing research report

·         Writing scientific article/paper

·         Critical review of published research including publication ethics

·         Utilization of research findings

·         Conducting group research project

4(T)

5(P)