HREC Approval Application for NURBN3022 Study

Sample Application for
HREC Approval
(NURBN3022)
The total word limit for this assessment item is 2000 words
1. PROJECT DETAILS
Project title:
How important is bedside handover compare to non-bedside handover in the nursing profession for patient's
safety?
What type of project is this? (Tick a
Masters project
s many as apply) Clinical
Trial Postgraduate Diploma
Undergraduate Student Research Project Honors
PhD Staff Research Project Other
Through which the School/Section is the research to be conducted?
2. RESEARCHERS
Principal Researcher (STAFF MEMBER ONLY)
Title & Name: Dr Joanne Porter
Position: Senior Lecturer
School/Section: School of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare
Phone number: 51 236996
Email address: [e-mail]
Please list academic qualifications: PhD, MN, GradDipCC, GradDipHSM, GradCertHeD, BN,
RN
Describe what this researcher will do in the
context of this project:
The lead researcher will be an expert guide through all
aspects of the project.
Include a brief summary of relevant
experience for this project:
Supervision of higher degree students, multiple
publications to peer-reviewed journals and successful
competitive grants applications.
Student/Other Researcher/s
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Title & Name:
Position:
School/Section:
Phone number:
Email address:
Student ID number:
Please list academic qualifications:
Describe what this researcher will do in the
context of this project:
Include a brief summary of relevant
experience for this project:
3. LAY DESCRIPTION
Provide a brief outline of the project describing in everyday, the jargon-free language the key
aspects of the research (e.g., who will be participating, what information will be collected and by
what means, what participants will be required to do, etc.) and the key research aims. (300 words
max.)
A clinical handover is a form of communication in the clinical setting which allows nurses to
plan and prioritize patient care and manage their workload effectively, (Anderson, Malone,
Shanaham & Mannig, 2015). Clinical handover encompasses the exchange of patient information
from one shift to another and it has been known for benefits such as being a platform for the
exchange of opinions amongst nurses, expression of feelings, teaching and learning. Bedside
clinical handover was reported to be a patient-centered initiative that enhanced the standards of
healthcare and reduced adverse events in the healthcare setting. The implementation of bedside
clinical handover was found to be time-effective, reduced the risks of error and enabled nurses to
spend more time with their patients, (Addae, 2016).
The participants will be the nurses from the acute hospital and their relevant patients who
will be dealing with in the hospital.
Information to be collected.
This is the preferences about the patients and the nurses in the accounting factors such as the
time constraints. The most important factor also to put into consideration is the family member’s
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response to the care of the patients while at the hospital.
What participants are required to do
The nurses are required to have a clear communication with the patients and the family
members. On the other hand, the patients are required to be willing to disclose all their concerns to
the oncoming medical professionals. In some cases, a patient may be in fear that the new stranger
nurse may not be able to understand his or her own feeling and this calls for openness in the
conversations. Nurses also are required to adopt the ways of dealing with every situation while
encountering the patients. They should be able to understand the patients especially in times when
the patients are not willing to share with them their feelings. A nurse should be able to control her
anger, how to disclose any bad news and dealing with every situation accordingly.
4. RESEARCH AIMS & SIGNIFICANCE
State the aims, key research questions, and significance of the project. Also provide a brief
description of the relevance of your proposed project to current research, supported by the literature.
(500 words max.)
Aim of the Study
The main aim of this research paper to compare the importance of the bedside handover
and the non-bedside handover with respect to the patient’s safety while at the hospital. Given the
complexities affecting nursing care services, there is need for adoption of effective strategies
which enhance positive patient outcomes at the hospital. Hence, this study assesses these two
approaches to care services.
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Research questions
The research is concerned with the study of how best the patients can interact well with the
nurses.
Is the bedside handover the best option to consider than the non-bedside?
The significance of the project
The project is of significance in that it allows the more specialized nurses to provide
mentoring activities to the younger staff members within the hospital. This will ensure that the
majority of the patients are given the best practices in terms of care.
Literature review
Essentially, in another investigation undertaken with specialists and medical attendants
from a Neonatal Critical Care Unit in Australia, (Brown & Sims, 2014), clinical handover was
seen to be a decent type of correspondence which was open, convenient and empowered
cooperation between the medicinal services workers. Be that as it may, this examination was
directed in a basic consideration zone setting where the nurse– understanding proportion,
condition, and practices may not be the same when contrasted with the general ward settings. In
another ongoing investigation, (Raduma-Tomàs, Flin, Yule & Williams, 2011), they found that
doctors could organize their undertakings better with a decent, enlightening also, powerful
handover. In any case, disturbances from the condition, for example, high encompassing clamors
while giving over at the inhabitant room or the attendants' station were too reported. Likewise,
another cross-sectional examination directed in over 8 European nations demonstrated that there
were as well numerous diversions and aggravations amid clinical handover, which brought about
an absence of time to direct an appropriate clinical handover and a deficient trade of patients'
information, (Turner, Wong & Yee, 2009).
Moreover, 61% of the respondents shared that disappointment with move handovers was
one of the fundamental reasons for medical caretakers needing to leave the organization. By and
large, clinical handovers were related with positive benefits and gave attendants the chance to
impart among themselves and guarantee progression of consideration for the patients. At the point
when patients' data were hazy, medical attendants could make inquiries and elucidate.
Notwithstanding, diversions from the ecological variables could cause interruption, driving to
inadequate patient data trade and absence of time to lead a legitimate handover to the approaching
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