Nursing and Midwifery Sciences – Nursing Profile - Roma Azienda Ospedaliera Sant’Andrea

Activity type

Discipline epidemiologiche, statistiche, informatiche e della ricerca

SSD

MEDS-24/C

Year

1st year

Semester

2nd semester

CFU

1

Hours distribution

10 classroom hours

Lecturers

MARCO DI MUZIO

Activity type

Discipline epidemiologiche, statistiche, informatiche e della ricerca

SSD

MEDS-24/C

Year

1st year

Semester

2nd semester

CFU

2

Hours distribution

20 classroom hours

Lecturers

daniele de nuzzo

Activity type

Discipline epidemiologiche, statistiche, informatiche e della ricerca

SSD

MEDS-24/C

Year

1st year

Semester

2nd semester

CFU

2

Hours distribution

20 classroom hours

Lecturers

Leandro Amato

Activity type

Discipline epidemiologiche, statistiche, informatiche e della ricerca

SSD

MEDS-24/A

Year

1st year

Semester

2nd semester

CFU

2

Hours distribution

20 classroom hours

Lecturers

VALERIO PELLEGRINI

By the end of the course, students will be able to: define the meaning of nursing research; define the areas of nursing knowledge; identify the sources of knowledge development; discuss the basic concepts of the scientific method; discuss the fundamental objectives of nursing research; recognise priority areas for nursing research; design a research study using quantitative and qualitative methods; list the stages of the research process; use literature reviews in a specific area of care; discuss the key points to consider when reading a research article; distinguish between the aim of a research study and the formulation of the research question; discuss the ethical implications of the research process; discuss the nursing implications of using research findings; discuss evidence-based nursing and its importance; analyse literature in accordance with the principles of evidence-based nursing (EBN).

To have studied Chapters 1, 2 and 12 of the book by Denise F. Polit and Cheryl Tatano Beck – *Fundamentals of Nursing Research*. 2nd ed. McGraw Hill, Milan 2018. Italian edition edited by Alvisa Palese

Introduction to the Course. Nursing Science
From Paradigm to Science
From Paradigm to Research
Introduction to nursing research
From Research to Clinical Practice
Key concepts and stages in qualitative and quantitative research
Rigour and interpretation in quantitative research
Ethical Principles in Research
Research Problems, Questions and Hypotheses
Quantitative Research Designs
Sampling and Data Collection in Quantitative Studies
Measurement and Data Quality
Fundamentals of Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
EBN as a Process for Applying Research Findings.
Levels of evidence and grades of recommendation
Hierarchy of evidence
Identifying and reviewing research evidence in the literature
The use of best practice to promote multidisciplinary integration

- Denise F. Polit, Cheryl Tatano Beck – Fondamenti di Ricerca Infermieristica. 2a Ed. McGraw Hill, Milano 2018. Edizione Italiana a cura di Alvisa Palese.
- Evidence-Based Clinical Practice. La pratica clinico-assistenziale basata su prove di efficacia 2/ed” di Paolo Chiari, Daniela Mosci, Enrico Naldi, Centro Studi EBN. McGraw Hill, 2011.
- Introduzione alla Ricerca Infermieristica – I fondamenti teorici e gli elementi di base per comprenderla nella realtà italiana di Cecilia Sironi. Casa editrice Ambrosiana, 2010.
- Di Muzio M. Guida alla Metodologia Scientifica per le Scienze della Salute. Principi epistemologici orientati alla qualità della cura; Casa Editrice EdiSES (ISBN: 9788836232550); 2026 Napoli

Module: FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING RESEARCH
N/D
Module: BIOSTATISTICS FOR HEALTH RESEARCH
N/D
Module: LITERATURE SEARCH AND EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS
N/D
Module: QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
N/D

Mandatory, with attendance recorded in the classroom via a sign-in sheet

MANDATORY

Assessment for the entire Research Methodology course will consist of a written examination and an oral examination. Only those who have attended at least 67 per cent of the module’s teaching hours will be permitted to sit the examination. The written examination comprises 32 multiple-choice questions (1 mark for each correct answer – 32 marks correspond to a grade of 30 with laude)

When is stratified sampling used?
How many phases are clinical trials divided into?
What are the phases of a clinical trial?

Module: FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING RESEARCH
N/D
Module: BIOSTATISTICS FOR HEALTH RESEARCH
N/D
Module: LITERATURE SEARCH AND EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS
N/D
Module: QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
N/D