About This Course

Nursing as a profession has been developed very rapidly, so nursing research has become a major force in the nursing profession to change practice, education, and health policy. Through the nursing research, nurses can refine the existing knowledge, generate new knowledge, and provide nursing clients with evidence-based practice. By doing so, it can promote high quality, cost-effective health care outcomes for patients and families, and other nursing clients. Therefore, It is critically important that all nurses should have an understanding of research and its link to the development of evidence-based practice for nursing.

In this course, the team has shared the basic knowledge, skills, and the experience on nursing research with students. The students will learn how to conduct a nursing research step-by-step. At the end of the course, students will finish one research proposal under the help of the team. This proposal might be implemented in the near future in the realistic world by students.

Requirements

The requirement to take this course is having studied "Fundamentals of Statistics" and "Nursing Introduction."

Course Staff

Liu Yu is a Professor and Dean Assistant at China Medical University. She leads the nursing research course and is responsible for the overall course design, management, and evaluation. Additionally, Liu Yu teaches the chapters on "Introduction," "Identifying a research problem," "Data Analysis," and "Writing a research report."

Zheng Liqiang, a Professor at China Medical University, co-teaches "Research Design for Quantitative Research" alongside Liu Yu.

Sun Fei, a Professor from Michigan State University, teaches the chapter on "Qualitative Research Methodology."

Wu Zijing, an Associate Professor at China Medical University, focuses on "Measurements Development."

Lv Yan, a Senior Lecturer at China Medical University, guides students through the chapter on "Writing a research report."

Ma Xiaolu, a Senior Lecturer at China Medical University, discusses the topic of "Ethics in Nursing Research."

Ni Cuiping, a Lecturer at China Medical University, instructs the chapter on "Data Collection."

Ma Li, a Lecturer at China Medical University, introduces students to "Mixed Methods Research."