Postgraduate Course: Research Practice Attachment (NUST11098)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The research practice attachment aims to provide students with an opportunity for experiential, practice based learning within either a clinical, nursing or academic research team.
A research practice attachment within an NHS clinical setting is only available to nurses who have registration with the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Nurses who do not hold NMC registration may undertake a research practice attachment within an academic setting where there will be no direct patient contact or dealings with identifiable data.
Students will experience 150 hours (2 days per week over 10 weeks) of supervised experiential learning facilitated by planned research opportunities, informed interventions, interactional shadowing of team members, briefing, debriefing, feedback and reflection. |
| Course description |
The attachment allows the student to be introduced to, and become familiar with, an active research environment and the roles of the research team members. The placement will expose students to a range of research activities that may include study design, gaining organisational and ethical permissions, the recruitment of subjects, secure data collection and storage, data analysis, dissemination, research governance, legislation and ethical conduct in all Research & Development processes and procedures. Students will be supported at all times by a practice based mentor and a University based liaison lecturer. Where appropriate, students will have a Research Passport, which gives honorary contractual status with the host institution to take an active role in the conduct of individual research studies, under appropriate supervision.
The attachments may be in local Health Boards or may be taken in the locality of a collaborating Higher Education Institution. They normally run two days a week for 10 weeks and are supported by tutorials.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | There may be travel expenses in relation to research practice attachments. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a critical appreciation of the key competencies and management skills required for undertaking research
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the roles of research team members in relation to study design, recruitment and retention of subjects, secure data collection and storage, data analysis and research governance
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the professional and ethical competencies and responsibilities of researchers in terms of research subject care and the achievement of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) in research
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Reading List
Allen D and Lyne P (2006) The reality of nursing research, politics, practices and processes Routledge: Abingdon
Bechhofer F Paterson L (2000) Principles of research design in the social sciences Routledge: London
Bryman, A. (2012) Social Research Methods. 4th edn. Oxford University Press
Davies MB (2007) Doing a Successful Research Project: using qualitative or quantitative methods Palgrave MacMillan Houndsmills
Gelling L (2011) Competency framework for Clinical Research Nurses RCN London
Hackshaw A (2009) A concise guide to clinical trials Blackwell-Wiley
International Conference on Harmonisation (1996) Guideline for Good Clinical Practice E6(R1) Available online
https://www.ich.org/fileadmin/Public_Web_Site/ICH_Products/Guidelines/Efficacy/E6/E6_R1_Guideline.pdf Accessed 9/3/17
McCormack, B. (2011) Engaged scholarship and research impact: integrating the doing and using of research in practice. Journal of Research in Nursing, 16 (2)111-127
Newell R Burnard P (2006) Research for Evidence-Based Practice Blackwell Oxford
Parahoo K (2014) Nursing Research: Principles, Process and Issues 3rd edn. Palgrave Macmillan, Houndmills
Polit DF Beck CT (2008) Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice 8th edn Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Royal College of Nursing (2009) Research Ethics in Nursing: RCN guidance for nurses. RCN
Saks M Allsop J (2007) Researching Health, qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods. Sage London
Silverman D (2011) Doing Qualitative Research: A Practical Handbook, Sage, London
Smith P (ed) (2004) Shaping the facts: Evidence based nursing and health care, London Elsevier
UK Research Integrity Office (2009) Code of Practice for Research: Promoting Good Practice and preventing misconduct UKRIO London
Watson R McKenna H Cowan S Keady J (2008) Nursing Research, Design and Methods Churchill Livingstone Edinburgh
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
The following attributes will be enhanced:
Ability to hone communications in clinical settings;
Ability to exchange knowledge and ideas with peers and mentors;
Ability to present and appraise research data and findings
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| Keywords | research practice,ethics,good clinical practice,nursing research |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Sheila Rodgers
Tel:
Email: v1srodg3@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Sergio Mori Sierra
Tel: (0131 6)50 4661
Email: sergio.mori@ed.ac.uk |
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