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Carnegie Mellon University

Nursing Research

Carnegie Mellon University via XuetangX

Overview

Nursing as a profession has been developed very rapidly, so nursing research has become a major force in the nursing profession to change practice, education, and health policy. Through the nursing research, nurses can refine the existing knowledge, generate new knowledge, and provide nursing clients with evidence-based practice. By doing so, it can promote high quality, cost-effective health care outcomes for patients and families, and other nursing clients. Therefore, It is critically important that all nurses should have an understanding of research and its link to the development of evidence-based practice for nursing.

In this course, the team has shared the basic knowledge, skills, and the experience on nursing research with students. The students will learn how to conduct a nursing research step-by-step. At the end of the course, students will finish one research proposal under the help of the team. This proposal might be implemented in the near future in the realistic world by students.

Syllabus

  • Chapter 1 Introduction
    • Chapter 2 Identifying a research problem
      • Chapter 3 Research Design for Quantitative Research
        • 1.Study designs in nursing research
        • 2. Study variables
        • 3. Types of Study Design
        • 4. Randomization
        • 5. Random sampling
        • 6. Sample size
      • Chapter 4 Data Collection
        • Chapter 5 Measurements Development
          • 1. Introduction of scale development
          • 2. Conceptualizing the construct & Generating an Item Pool
          • 3. Tips for Wording Items
          • 4. Expert Panel Review
          • 5. Pretesting
          • 6. Field testing the instrument
          • 7. Reliability
          • 8. Validity
          • 9. Cross-Cultural Adaptation
        • Chapter 6 Data Analysis
          • Chapter 7 Writing a research report
            • Chapter 8 Qualitative Research Methodology
              • Chapter 9 Mixed Methods Research
                • 1. Definition of Mixed Methods Research
                • 2. Philosophical Foundations
                • 3. Overview of Mixed Methods Designs
                • 4. Exploratory Sequential Designs
                • 5. Explanatory Sequential Designs
                • 6. Convergent Concurrent Designs
              • Chapter 10 Writing a Research Proposal
                • Chapter 11 Ethics in Nursing Research
                  • Final examination

                    Taught by

                    Liu Yu, Liqiang Zheng, Sun Fei, Wu Zijing, Ni Cuiping, Lv Yan, Ma Xiaolu, and Ma Li

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