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NUR-30233 - Module Specification
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2025/26 Last Updated: 04 December 2025

NUR-30233 - Research Application in Clinical Practice - Level 6
Coordinator: Catherine Greene Tel: +44 1782 7 38112
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 6
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 556723

Programme/Approved Electives for 2025/26

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2025/26

The aims of the module are to develop both the student's understanding of the importance of best evidence in contemporary nursing and healthcare practice, and their ability to locate, evaluate, and use best evidence in developing aspects of the care that they deliver. It will combine a mixture of lecture presentations, small group tutorials, personal reading, and personal reflective exercises in order to increase the student's research-mindedness and confidence in their skills to improve clinical practice.

Aims
This module aims to promote understanding of the importance of best evidence in contemporary clinical practice and its relationship to research. It also aims to provide students with the ability to locate, evaluate, and use best evidence in developing aspects of clinical practice.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Discuss the principles of evidence-based practice and the political context within which it is located: 1
Implement strategies for accessing sources of graded evidence and use frameworks to critically evaluate the suitability of located material: 1
Critically evaluate the strengths, weaknesses and usefulness of a range of research methodologies in relation to evidence-based practice: 1
Appraise and synthesise current research, evidence and professional practice relevant to their own professional development: 1

Study hours

This module will take a blended approach to teaching & learning by incorporating a range of strategies underpinning the required study hours. These include lectures, discussion, tutorials, essay preparation, & private study.
Lectures / discussion - 32 hours
Tutorial Preparation - 2 hours
Guided Independent Study - 28 hours
Preparation for Assessment / Wider Reading - 78 hours

School Rules

Prerequisites - Course entry requirements and registration with a relevant professional body. No barred combinations.

Description of Module Assessment

1: Essay weighted 100%
3,000 word essay


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Last Updated: 04 December 2025