NUR-40097 - Module Specification
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

This second year MSc nursing module focuses on the important topic of evidence-based practice in nursing. Knowledge and skills used in nursing need to have an evidence base to be safe and effective for people with healthcare needs, requiring nursing care.
This module will enable you to understand the principles of synthesising research to inform and influence high quality evidence in nursing applied to your field of nursing practice.
This module will support you in the final year of your studies when you will undertake a dissertation, and as a Registered Nurse to ensure care is evidence based, and challenge this as required.

To develop your questioning, critical, reflective practitioner skills; so you are able to confidently and persuasively discuss, share and apply evidence-based, findings with others; to make evidence-informed person focused decisions and challenge practice when required.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Critically outline the evidence hierarchy and discuss different ways in which evidence can be defined
: 1
Critically analyse research methods and evaluate the impact on research findings with appropriate references to paradigms: 1
Critically discuss validity, reliability, transferability and authenticity as key criteria to analyse evidence: 1
Critically analyse, share and apply research findings to promote and inform best nursing practice: 1

Study hours

Breakdown of active learning hours-
In situ- 11 hrs /11hrs synchronous (Lectures, discussion, seminars, tutorials, workshops, assessment preparation
Asynchronous- 2hrs (Guided independent study including preparation for scheduled sessions, follow up work)
Breakdown of independent study hours-
Independent study- 126 hrs (Wider reading, revision, assessment preparation)
Due to the dynamic nature of nursing programmes, the above breakdown may be subject to alteration.

School Rules

Students need to have successfully completed RPL part one of the Nursing programme before commencing this module.

Description of Module Assessment