NURS1004
10 units
1000 level
Course handbook
Description
Evidence-based practice is an approach to care that integrates the best available research to inform contemporary practice. This course will provide a foundational overview of evidence-based practice. By the end of this course, students will have an appreciation for the steps in the evidence-based practice process and the contribution that ‘best practice’ makes to quality care and safety. The principles of ‘best practice’ will be explored with respect to relevant examples and contexts of care.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 2 - 2024
Gosford
- Semester 2 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Define evidence-based practice and identify the benefits and challenges of using this approach for the delivery of health care.
2. Identify examples of the integration of evidence using clinical expertise and patient preferences to provide appropriate safe and responsive quality nursing care.
3. Develop questions which are relevant to nursing practice and patients' experiences of health care.
4. Devise search strategies to locate the best available evidence to answer those questions.
5. Summarise and appraise evidence and for its validity, impact and applicability to practice.
Content
Module 1: Ask the question
Module 2: Acquire the knowledge
Module 3: Appraise the evidence
Module 4: Apply the evidence
Module 5: Evaluate the outcome
Requisite
Students must be active in the Bachelor of Nursing [40298] program to enrol in this course.
Assumed knowledge
Active in the Bachelor of Nursing program
Assessment items
Quiz: Online Quiz
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Project: Search Strategy
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Contact hours
Semester 2 - 2024 - Callaghan
Lecture-1
- Online 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Self-Directed 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
- Face to face On campus: 2 hour(s) per week for 8 weeks and;Online: 2 hour(s) per Week for 4 Weeks
Semester 2 - 2024 - Gosford
Lecture-1
- Online 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Self-Directed 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
- Face to face On campus: 2 hour(s) per week for 8 weeks and;Online: 2 hour(s) per Week for 4 Weeks
Course outline
Course outline not yet available.
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