Assignment Task
Background Information:
A research proposal is a blueprint for your intended research project. A good research proposal should let the reader know why you want to carry out a study and how you intend to carry it out from beginning to end. Generally, the starting point for developing a research proposal is to initially identify what research problem or question you are trying to address. Often researchers will present their research proposals at conferences to share the work they are doing and gain feedback about their proposals.
Assessment Task
For this assessment task, you will be utilizing what you have learned throughout the semester to develop a research question and write an abstract to present at a conference. Your research question will be something that interests you in relation to mental health nursing
Details of the Task/Instructions
Pick a topic related to mental health nursing (either focused on evidence based nursing or patient safety outcomes or both),Provide some background on the topic and analyse available literature to explore this topic and its relevance to the current climate of mental bealth nursing in Victoria (refer to the new MHWA)Using what we have learned this semester develop a research question using the PICO/T framework. Your research question needs to be related to your chosen topic and a gap that you see un current research or a theory that you would like to test in your workplace. Be clear about the rationale for your research questionChoose the most appropriate methodology to answer your research question and detail the methods you will use to undertake your proposed study and what data you would need to collect to answer your question. Here you will also need to detail any ethical issues that need considering when undertaking the data collection.