After completing this course, the student will -understand the core family nursing concepts, principles and study methods - be able to understand the special demands of family nursing research - be able to critically review existing family nursing research, including limitations in study design, interventions and other limitations in a study. - be able to critically evaluate family nursing literature and interpret the results of a particular study
Contents
- Introduction to family nursing and its basic concepts and theories - introduction to family nursing research: special questions when the study focus is on a family - intervention studies - instruments in family nursing research - study examples both from the Finnish and international family nursing research