Mental Health Nursing Research Methodologies for Health care
1. Demonstrate the following knowledge and understanding:
• Critically analyse and evaluate the relative merits of different methods of scholarly enquiry and appraise healthcare literature and evidence
2. Demonstrate the following skills and abilities
• Recognise and critically evaluate the research methods in health research, while also evaluating associated research ethics and governance
• Identify and focus on a specific area of mental health nursing practice, that is associated with practice and/or patients
• Give a concise account of your literature search and findings in relation to that area of mental health nursing practice
• From your literature search Identify four pieces of primary research which include quantitative and qualitative approaches.
• Critically appraise the research evidence in relation to your chosen area of mental health nursing practice
• Critique the methodological approaches taken by researchers in respect of your area of nursing practice.
• Include a critical discussion of steps taken to address relevant ethical issues
