Advanced Practice (Specialist Community Public Health Nursing/ Health Visiting/School Nursing)

Module code: 7KNIP039
Credit level: 7

The aim of this module is to provide students undertaking the MClin Res in Health and Social Care Research with an opportunity to draw on previous research training to plan and carry out an empirical clinical research project under supervision. Students are also required to prepare a draft of a 3000 word article for publication.

A monthly tutorial programme between October and July which students can attend if they wish. Students will also be allocated a supervisor who they will see on an individual basis and who will guide them through the process.

Module code: 7KNIM110
Credit level: 7
Credit value: 30
Semester:  Full-year 
Assessment:  coursework 

This course aims to equip you with the skills and knowledge required to identify best evidence for your practice. It focuses on searching for, appraising and synthesising evidence from health care research. You are introduced to a range of electronic databases for accessing evidence and the principles of systematic review. Learning is facilitated through lectures, workshops and a student-directed search for evidence to address a question emerging from your own practice. Issues surrounding research implementation and evidence at the level of the individual practitioner and the health care organisation are addressed. Assessment is by means of a review of literature which answers a focussed question utilising explicit methods.

Module code: tbc
Credit level: 6

This module is for those students undertaking the SCPHN programme. The overall aim of the module is to provide an understanding of the contribution of public health nurses to improving health and reducing inequalities in health using using a public health approach. The module will also explore the skills and knowledge required to mange and strategically lead health visiting and school nursing services.

Module code: 7KNIM700
Credit level: 7

This module aims to provide students with a broad knowledge of the key research approaches and techniques used in healthcare research. It intends to promote students’ understanding of published articles and enhance skills of critical analysis and enhance skills for critiquing research articles. Further it aims to promote the development of skills required to undertake a research-based project in the future. This module is a good stepping stone to Master's level work for those who have studied research methods at level 6 and those who would benefit from revision of this knowledge. It will consider philosophical bases for research, traditions and features of qualitative and quantitative research designs, data collection tools used in qualitative and quantitative research and analysis of both qualitative and quantitative data. This module is a precursor for the second research methods module, ‘Issues in the Conduct of Healthcare Research’

 

Module code: tbc
Credit level: 6

The aim of this module is to provide evidence of attainment in relation to the NMC standards (2004).