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Undertaking the Research Project

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These are:

  • To enable you to structure your time;

  • To consider aspects of supervision;

  • To plan and work consistently through your project.

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Burnard, P., Morrison, P. (1994). Undertaking the Research Project. In: Nursing Research in Action. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13409-0_9

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