Monique Mavronicolas_Research Project Proposal

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MONIQUE MAVRONICOLAS

RESEARCH PROTOCOL

A Question of Quality:

What impact o Nu!se "!actitione!s ha#e in "!ima!y $ealth Ca!e

in the U%&

1. Introduction

This study aims to access Nurse Practitioners’ perceptions of their impact on

primary health care and how their contribution to the health service industry

influences the quality of patient care.

2. Research Aims and Outcomes

The study will take the form of empirical research. Due to the constraints of

the size of this small qualitative study, the sample roup of interviewees will provide

data which will be limited to the perceptions of these interviewees.

The aim of this research study is to assess Nurse Practitioner’s perceptions of

primary health care in the !nited "indom with a view to their contribution to the

health service industry and whether in their view, this has any impact on the quality

of service delivery in patient care. These aims will be operationalised by means of

the followin specific ob#ectives$

i. to identify whether the Nurse Practitioner can provide the equivalent

quality of care to doctors within primary health care in the !"ii. to identify the perceptions of what impact their role as health care

providers has on primary health care in the !"iii. to identify and e%amine the challenes which Nurse Practitioners

face reardin service delivery in patient care

iv. to identify the impact Nurse Practitioners have on the Practice theywork within

a. patient numbersb. financial implications

&rom e%aminin the data enerated by this research, it is hoped that the outcome of

this study will shed liht on possible aps in the public health services.

3. Empirical Research Design

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This research will be based on ' to ( semi)structured questionnaires with nurse

practitioners and practise manaers, to be identified throuh a selected *P Practise

professional network. The questionnaires will be emailed to the practise manaer

and will be conducted as an anonyms serve and data will be collected via post.

+n addition to primary data obtained from questionnaires, secondary data will

be sourced from a literature study and other internet resources. The ma#ority of the

literature used in this study will be retrieved from research findins, overnment

aencies, trade associations and other oranizations that have conducted studies on

the same sub#ect area. +n addition, peer)reviewed #ournals such as -T/,

0cademic -earch Premier and 1usiness -ource Premier, will be helpful in e%plorin

the topic under study. The technique employed in findin these #ournals, studies and

information will include usin key search criteria associated with the topic in the

reconized websites and databases.

Please see attached Questionnaire

4. Selection o sur!e" Participants

Nurse Practitioner’s perceptions of primary health care in the !nited "indom

with a view to their contribution to the health service industry and whether in their

view, this has any impact on the quality of service delivery in patient care.

#. Ethical $onsiderations

The structured questionnaires allow individuals to disclosethouhts and feelins which are clearly pri vate. This method relies on theob#ectivity of the reader. These qualities are valuable, but ethically verysensitive.

Participants will therefore be required to sin consent at the end of each

questionnaire in addition to this the introduction of the survey will e%plain that$

• -hould the study participant choose to withdraw from the study, they may

choose to do so without providin a reason.

• The identities of the participants will remain anonymous and not be disclosed

in the study and that their words will also be used anonymously.

-harin of the data afterwards with the wider research community

2are will be iven in accordance with the Data Protection 0ct 3455(6, where

participants in this study will be asked if they are willin for their information to be

archived and availed for future research.

%. &ime 'rame o Stud"

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"ey milestones and submission date

+n terms of the time frame of the study, it should be taken into consideration

that qualitative research interviews are both time consumin and resource intensive.

1etween work and family, research and study time is e%tremely limited for me.7owever, my schedule will open up in the ensuin few months ahead and this should

allow for intensive study in terms of independent research, interviewin and the

e%trapolation of data collected. + have already established contact with a few

potential interviewees + intend usin in the study and have conducted preliminary

dialoue. Therefore, should the interview template be approved, + can utilise the New

8ear leadin up to the 9:th of anuary, in order to conclude the interviews.

1elow, a proposed research timetable$

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+nterviews completed

;iterature /eview < /esearchmethods chapters

&indins < Discussionchapter

+ntroduction 3any revisionneeded6 < 2onclusionchapters

Production of the first draft

-ubmission of final draft

0. E!idence o prior reading

Please see attached documents

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