NURSING

RESEARCH I
ARVIE E. ARRIETA, RN
Instructor
 HOUSE RULES
 No uniform, No I.D., No ENTRY
 Late comers, no ENTRY
-LEC/RLE: 5 minutes after start of class
 Allowed ABSENCES; beyond this, student
is dropped with a grade of 5.0
-LEC: 3 meeting (8 hours)
-RLE: 3 meetings (10hours) – including
group meetings outside the classroom and
adviser consultation.
 HOUSE RULES
 RLE:
-Student may wear the school uniform.
-Proposal / Final Defense: Community
uniform.
-Please secure an attendance
format/template from your instructor.
 SYLLABUS
 SUBJECT: NRESI (Nursing Research I)
 PLACEMENT: 3rd Year, 1st Semester
 CREDIT UNITS: 2 Units Lecture; 1
Unit Related Learning Experience (RLE)
 TIME ALLOTMENT: 36 lecture hours
& 51 RLE Hours/Semester
 PREREQUISITE: Biostatistics
(MatMod)
 SYLLABUS
 COURSE DESCRIPTION: This is an
introductory course intended to equip the nursing
students with concepts, principles in research
starting from an overview of the major phases of
the research process. The course will include
discussion from formulation to dissemination of
research findings, focus on the formulation of a
research problem to the selection of the research
design, planning and choosing the appropriate
research tool for data gathering.
 SYLLABUS
 COURSE DESCRIPTION: This
course will require the student/group to
present a research proposal in a colloquium
to apply knowledge and demonstrate skills
and attitude in the conceptual, design and
planning phases of the research process.
 SYLLABUS
 GENERAL OBJECTIVES: At
the end of the course and given actual
situation, a group of student will be able
to:
1) discuss the major phases of the research
process; and,
2) present a group research proposal based
on an identified clinical/situational
problem
 PRE-LIM
A. INTRO. TO NURSING RESEARCH
1. Definition of Nursing Research
2. The Importance of Research in
Nursing
3. Roles of Nurses in Research
4. Evolution of Nursing research
5. Purposes of Nursing Research
 MID TERM
B. OVERVIEW OF THE RESEARCH PROCESS IN
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE STUDIES
 1. Major Phases of a Research Process

a. The Conceptual Phase

b. Reviewing the Related Literature
c. Defining the Framework and Developing
Conceptual and Theoretical Frameworks
d. Definition of important terms: concept, construct,
conceptual models and statistical models
e. Formulating Hypotheses
 PRE FINAL TERM
B. OVERVIEW OF THE RESEARCH
PROCESS IN QUANTITATIVE AND
QUALITATIVE STUDIES
 2.The Design and Planning Phase
a. Selecting a Research design
b. Major Categories of Research Design
c. Characteristics of Research Designs
d. Identifying the Population to be Studied
e. Designing the Sampling Plan
f. Specifying Methods to Measure Variables
 PRE FINAL TERM
C. ETHICAL ASPECTS OF NURSING RESEARCH
1. Ethical Principles for Protecting Study Participants
2. Procedures For Protecting Study Participants
a. Informed Consent
b. Risk/benefit Assessment
c. Confidentiality Procedures
d. Debriefings and Referrals
e. Treatment of Vulnerable Groups
f. Institutional Reviews, Boards and External Reviews
 FINAL TERM
D. STEPS OF WRITING A GOOD RESEARCH
PROPOSAL
 a. Systematic steps
 b. Campbell style for undergraduate thesis.
(Format will be given to the students)
 c. Critiquing of research proposals through
defense (In the presence of a Defense Chairman,
Panel members, Advisers and Statistician.)
- 2hours RLE/week
- 2least 2hours/week consultation with ADVISER
- 24 HOURS Defense
 GRADING
 LECTURE

ATTENDANCE/Acts 20%
QUIZ 30%
EXAM 50%
Total 100%
 GRADING
PRELIM Term 50% MIDTERM
MID Term 50% GRADE
total 100% 50%
+
PREFINAL Term 50%
FINAL
FINAL Term 50%
TERM
(Research Defense Grade)
total 100% 50%
FG = 100%
 GRADING
RLE

DRAFT CHECKING (3) 30%

PROPOSAL DEFENSE 50%
total 100%
 REFERENCES
1) Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for
Nursing Practice, 8th Edition, Copyright 2008.
By: Denise F. Polit and Cheryl Tatano Beck

2) Resource Manual To Accompany Nursing Research , 8th

Edition, Copyright 2008
By: Denise F. Polit and Cheryl Tatano Beck

3) APA Style Lite for College Papers (2010)

Dr. Abel Scribe

 INTERNET
 NRES1 - DEADLINES
 August 31 @ 5pm – Activities 1 & 2
 September 12 – Chapter 1
 September 19– Chapter 2
 Septembe 26– Chapter 3, Instrument, Gantt Charts
 September 30– Initial Checking of Compiled
Proposal (Instructor)
 October 3– Checking by Advisers for finalization of
proposals
 October 8– distribution of proposal copy for defense
 October 10 – 11 – PROPOSAL DEFENSE