Research Proposal
A QUALITATIVE RESEARCH STUDY INVESTIGATING
NURSES’ PERCEPTIONS AND EXPERIENCES OF
PROVIDING PSYCHOLOGICAL CARE TO BURNS
PATIENTS DURING THE RECOVERY PHASE.
Work Declaration
I ________________hereby declare that the work in this Research Proposal is entirely my own work, except where stated. Research was gathered using online databases and printed texts and all work referenced is included in a reference list.
No help was sought from an external professional agency and there was no use of other students past work and has not been submitted as an exercise for assessment at this or any other University.
Signed: __________________________
Print Name:__________________________
Date: _____________
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Table of Contents
1. Title Page……………………………………………………………….……..…...i
2. Acknowledgements…………………………………………......……………......ii
3. Work Declaration...……………………………………………...………………..iii
4. Table of Contents...…………………………………………………..………..…iv
5. Abstract………………………………………………………….…………………1
Chapter 1
6. Identifying the Research Issue……………………………………………….....7
7. Literature Review………………………………………………………………....8
1.2.1 Psychological Implications…………………………………………..…….9
1.2.2 Interventions………………………………………..……………………..11
1.2.3 Nursing Role………………………………………………………..……..13
1.2.4 Conclusion…………………………………………………..…………….14
8. Research Question……………………………………………………….……..15
9. Aims and Objectives…………………………………………………………….15
Chapter 2
10. Research Methodology…………………………………………………...……16
11. Design/Proposed Method……………………………………………..………16
12. Population Sample…………………………………………………..…...…...17
13. Data collection………………………………………………………………...18
14. Data Analysis………………………………………………………………….19
16. Pilot Study……………………………….…………………………………......19
17. Robustness…………………………...……………………………………….20
18. Ethical Consideration…………………………………...…………………….20
2.8.1 Beneficence and Non-maleficence……………………………………..20
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2.8.2