Postgraduate Research Design Proposal Form Notes

MOD006278
Postgraduate Research Design
Proposal Form
Notes:
a) This form should be completed following discussion with your Module Tutor
b) Your Module Tutor should approve the completed form.
c) Once you have approval then the Stage 1 Ethics form will be completed
Proposal forms will not be accepted unless supported by your Supervisor.
1. Student Name
2. Student Identification Number
3. Student e-mail address
4. Name of Course
Postgradute research design
5 Supervisor Name
6. Module Code
006278 TRI2 D01NON
7. Subject area for the project and brief rationale for choice
Title of research

The Role of Advanced Nurse Practitioners in the Development of Care Management System
- A Systematic Review
Rationale:
According to the International Council of Nurses, an advanced nurse practitioner is a
registered nurse with advanced education and clinical experience who can make difficult
clinical decisions in various settings (ICN, 2002). According to the Royal College of
Nursing (RCN), specific credentials are required to practise as an advanced nurse
practitioner in the United Kingdom. The criteria include a master's degree in a clinical or
research field and the ability to administer medications independently (RCN, 2018). As a
result of their master's or doctoral degrees in one of the four pillars of advanced practice,
nurse practitioners are qualified for employment in these four professions (RCN, 2018).
70% of the world's health care systems use advanced nurse practitioners due to their high
level of efficiency and efficacy (Parker and Hill, 2017; Sheer and Wong, 2018). As a
consequence of their ubiquity, advanced nurse practitioners improve patient care and
outcomes, decrease hospital admissions and readmissions, lower overall healthcare costs,
and boost efficiency in primary and secondary care settings (Parker and Hill, 2017).
Research gap:
The evaluation of prevailing studies have shown that several RCTs and research reviews
have identified the nurse-led care as the potential substitute of physician-led care. The
course of analysis of the studies have ensured that the nurse –led care is observed to
enhance the overall care services provided to the patients within the primary of secondary
health care settings. The previous studies were effectively focused on the terms of exploring
the impacts of nursing-led care. Observing the stance, this systematic review is designed
with the purpose of analysing the reliability of literature evidence related to the role and
capacity of Advanced Nurse Practitioners in the Development of Care Management System
for the primary, secondary or tertiary health care settings. The collection of evidence will
viably help in assessing and comparing the nursing-led care with the interventional
approach associated physician-led care.
Aim:

The primary aim of this research is to evaluate the influences of care provided by physicians
and nurses.
Objectives:
In light of the primary aim, the major objectives of this research are;
 To determine whether advanced practice registered nurses are the only ones who
make a difference in their patients' health.
 To examine a framework for enhancing advanced nursing practice in high-income
countries by analysing the proper use of advanced nurse practitioners (ANPs) to
address the increasing complexity and expectations of service-user populations in
high-income countries.
 To contribute to advanced nurse practitioners employed in primary and secondary
care settings to the progress of advanced nursing practice.
Questions:
Above mentioned objectives have been based on creating three specific research questions.
1. In what ways does the presence of advanced practice nurses in long-term care
institutions enhance the treatment quality, residents' health and well-being, and their
satisfaction?
2. When advanced practice nurses are present in the care facilities of elderly patients,
their family members report more satisfaction and a higher quality of life?
3. What are the presence of advanced practice nurses associated with enhanced patient
care, better standards of care, and greater work satisfaction among long-term care
caregivers?
Methodology
The criteria established by the Cochrane Collaboration will be used to compile credible
evaluations of primary literature on patient outcomes related to the effectiveness of
advanced nurse practitioners (ANPs) for this study (Higgins and Thomas, 2018).
Research Philosophy