Course syllabus for Applied Scientific Theory and Methods: Primary Health Care

Tillämpad vetenskaplig teori och metod - distriktssköterska

Essential data

Course code: 2DS015

Course name: Applied Scientific Theory and Methods: Primary Health Care

Credits: 4.5

Form of Education: Higher education, study regulation of 2007

Main field of study: Nursing

Level: AV - Second cycle

Grading scale: Fail (U) or pass (G)

Department: Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society

Decided by: Utbildningsnämnden NVS

Decision date: 2026-05-20

Course syllabus valid from: Spring semester 2027

Literature and other teaching aids

Please note that if later editions of the literature listed below are available, the most recent edition should be used.

Mandatory literature

Flanagan, Jane M. & Beck, Cheryl Tatano (2024). Polit and Beck´s Nursing Research: generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice. 12th edition, November 2024. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health ISBN: 9781975223816

Vetenskapsrådet (2024). God forskningssed. Stockholm. Download here

World Medical Association. (2024). Declaration of Helsinki: Ethical principles for medical research involving human subjects. Download here

Wiklund Gustin, L., & Asp, M. (2022). Vårdvetenskapliga begrepp i teori och praktik (3e uppl). Studentlitteratur.

Reference literature

Bettany-Saltikov, J., & McSherry, R. (2024). How to do a systematic literature review in nursing: a step-by-step guide (3ed.). Open University Press.

Booth, W. C., Colomb, G. G., Williams, J. M., Bizup, J., FitzGerald, W. T., & Nilsson, B. (2019). Forskning och skrivande: konsten att skriva enkelt och effektivt (2a uppl). Studentlitteratur.

Creswell, J. W., & Poth, C. N. (2024). Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: choosing among five approaches (5th ed; International student ed.). Sage.

Djurfeldt, G., Larsson, R., & Stjärnhagen, O. (2018). Statistisk verktygslåda 1: samhällsvetenskaplig orsaksanalys med kvantitativa metoder (3e uppl). Studentlitteratur.

Henricson, M. (red.) (2023). Vetenskaplig teori och metod: från idé till examination inom vård- och hälsovetenskap. (3e uppl). Studentlitteratur.

Johansson, L-G. (2018). Introduktion till vetenskapsteorin (4e uppl). Bokförlaget Thales.

Patton, M. Q. (2015). Qualitative research & evaluation methods: integrating theory and practice (4. ed.). SAGE Publications, Inc.

Språkrådet. (2017). Svenska skrivregler [Elektronisk resurs]. (Fjärde upplagan). Liber.

Additional scientific articles may be added.