ANUSHREE COLLEGE OF NURSING JABALPUR

B.Sc. NURSING
COURSE PLAN
PLACEMENT: IIIRD YEAR TIME
RESEARCH: Nursing Research and statistics Theory: 45 Hrs. Practical: 45 Hrs.
Total: 90 Hrs.
Course Description: The course is designed to enable students to develop an understanding
of basic concepts and uses of research, research process and statistics in nursing.

Unit T P Learning Content Teaching Learning Assessment

Objective activities/ AV Aids Methods
I 4 4  Describe the Research and research  Lecture,  Short
concept of process. Discussion. answer
research,  Introduction and  Narrate steps of questioning
terms, need need for nursing research process  Objective
and areas of research. followed from type
research in  Definition of examples of questioning
nursing. Research & nursing published studies.
 Explain the research.
steps of  Steps of scientific
research method.
process.  Characteristics of
research.
 Steps of research
process - overview
II 3 3  Identify and Research problems  Lecture,  Short
state the /Questions Discussion. answer
research  Identification of  Exercise on questioning
problem and problem area writing
objectives  Problem statement. statement of
 Stating objectives of problem and
the research objectives
problem.  Each student
selects a
research
problem
III 3 3  Review the Review of Literature  Lecture,  Short answer
related  Location Discussion  Assigning
literature  Sources  Exercise on the work on
 Online search: reviewing one finding and
CINHAL, research report/ writing
COCHRANE etc. article for a reviews.
  Purposes selected research
 Method of review problem.
 Prepare annotated
bibliography (5)
IV 4 4  Describe the Research Approaches  Lecture,  Short answer
research and Design Discussion  Objective
approaches  Historical, survey  Explain types of type
and designs and experimental research questioning
 Qualitative and approaches used
Quantitative designs from examples of
published and
unpublished
research studies
with rationale.
V 8 8  Explain the Sampling and Data  Lecture,  Short answer
sampling Collection Discussion  Objective
process  Definition of  Reading type
 Describe the Population, Sample, assignment on questioning
methods of Sampling criteria, examples of data
data factors influencing collection tools.
collection sampling process,  Preparation of
types of sampling sample data
techniques. collection tool.
 Data-why, what,  Conduct group
from whom, when, research
where to collect.
 Data collection
o Methods and
instruments:
Methods of data
collection.
o Questioning,
interviewing
o Observation,
record analysis
and measurement.
o Types of
instruments
o Validity &
Reliability of the
instrument
o Pilot Study
o Data collection
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VI 4 4  Analyse, Analysis of Data  Lecture,  Short answer
interpret and  Compilation, discussion  Objective
summarize Tabulation  Preparation of type
the research  Classification, sample tables questioning
data summarization,
presentation,
interpretation of data
VII 15 1  Explain the Introduction to  Lecture,  Short answer
5 use of statistics discussion type
statistics,  Definition, use of  Practice on questioning
scales of statistics, scales of graphical  Assigning
measurement measurement presentations work on
and graphical  Frequency  Practice on statistical
presentation distribution and computation of calculation
of data graphical measures of of data.
 Describe the presentation of data central tendency,
measures of  Mean, Median, variability &
central Mode, standard correlation
tendency and deviation
variability  Normal probability
and methods and tests of
of correlation significance
 Co-efficient of
correlation
 Statistical packages
and its application.
VIII 4 4  Communicate Communication and  Lecture,  Short answer
and utilize utilization of Research discussion  Objective
the research  Communication of  Read/Presentation type
findings. research findings of a sample  Assessment
 Verbal report published/ of group
 Writing research unpublished research
report research report. Project
 Writing scientific  Writing group
article/ paper research project.
 Critical review of
published
research
 Utilization of
research findings
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Suresh K Sharma, Nursing Research & Statistics 3rd Edition (2014) Elsevier
India Pvt. Ltd.
2.