VCCC Alliance - Essential Research Skills for Clinical Nurses University of Melbourne

Overview

What you will study

Developed by the VCCC Alliance, the scenarios and examples provided in the VCCC Alliance - Essential Research Skills for Clinical Nurses course offered by University of Melbourne are cancer-related. However, the knowledge gained, and skills developed can be applied to any clinical setting.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the eleven course modules and self-assessment activities, learners will be able to:

• Appreciate the importance of research skills for clinical nurses
• Develop a research question to address gaps in clinical practice
• Understand principles of research integrity and ethics
• Understand the importance of consumers in research and the principles of consumer engagement
• Recognise different research approaches and identify the most appropriate method to answer a research question
• Appreciate that there are different ways of collecting and analysing data that need to align with a chosen research approach
• Understand the principles of how to implement evidence into practice.