92974 Investigating Health Care Change

6cp; intensive and mixed mode
Research subject – 500 level
Postgraduate

This subject situates research within the processes of examining practice change in nursing, midwifery and health care. Methodological processes, such as descriptive and experimental design and action research are used as exemplars of investigating practice change. Practical issues of production of evidence, use of clinically meaningful outcomes and development of strategies to overcome barriers to practice change are explored. Research challenges, including appropriate selection of design, research participants, sample size, data collection, including selection of appropriate measures, data analysis and interpretation of results are studied. Concepts such as validity, reliability and rigour are examined in relation to the methodological approaches explored throughout the subject.

Typical availability

Spring semester, Kuring-gai campus

Fee information

2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $499.75
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,100.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
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