| Module Title |
Advancing Evidence-Based Practice |
| Module Code |
NUR1180 (ITS: NS558) |
|
Faculty |
Science & Health |
School |
Nursing, PsyT & Comm Health |
|
NFQ level |
9 |
Credit Rating |
10 |
|
|
Description
The module will provide participants with core competencies needed to utilise evidence-based practice (EBP). It will equip them with a framework and key skills set to apply evidence to practice. Implementation strategies needed to support sustained engagement with evidence in practice will be introduced including key mechanisms to evaluate EBP outcomes.
|
Learning Outcomes
1. Discuss the evolution, rationale for, and importance of Evidence-based Practice in health care.
2. Develop searchable, answerable practice related questions using an Evidence-based Practice approach.
3. Demonstrate competency to acquire and discern the best available evidence.
4. Critically appraise and interpret the best available evidence using agreed frameworks incorporating patient preferences (where applicable) and clinical expertise.
5. Integrate evidence into decision-making incorporating clinical expertise, client preferences and values.
6. Critically evaluate implementation strategies available to introduce, measure, promote and sustain active engagement with Evidence-based Practice in workplace settings.
|
| Workload | Full time hours per semester | | Type | Hours | Description |
|---|
| Lecture | 55 | Face to face interaction with students facilitating immediate explanation and reiteration of key learning objectives. | | Online activity | 8 | Directed self-learning (including online engagement with module tasks). | | Independent Study | 187 | Self-directed incorporating assessment preparation |
| Total Workload: 250 |
|
|
| Section Breakdown | | CRN | 12008 | Part of Term | Semester 1 | | Coursework | 100% | Examination Weight | 0% | | Grade Scale | 40PASS | Pass Both Elements | N | | Resit Category | RC1 | Best Mark | N | | Module Co-ordinator | Therese Leufer | Module Teacher | Siobhan Rothwell |
|
| Assessment Breakdown |
| Type | Description | % of total | Assessment Date |
|---|
| Assignment | n/a | 100% | n/a |
| Reassessment Requirement Type |
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
RC1: A resit is available for both* components of the module.
RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module.
RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment
|
|
Pre-requisite |
None
|
|
Co-requisite |
None |
| Compatibles |
None |
| Incompatibles |
None |
|
|
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml
|
Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Indicative Content
Principles and evolution of evidence-based practice (EBP).
Models and frameworks underpinning evidence-based practice and knowledge translation.
Formulating answerable clinical and practice questions using frameworks such as PICO, PICo and SPIDER.
Advanced literature searching strategies.
Hierarchies of evidence and levels of evidence.
Critical appraisal of quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods studies.
Assessing the quality and certainty of evidence using recognised appraisal frameworks.
Clinical practice guidelines: appraisal, adaptation and implementation.
Integrating research evidence with clinical expertise, professional judgement and patient preferences to support shared decision-making.
Implementation science principles and strategies for translating evidence into practice.
Identifying barriers and facilitators to implementing evidence-based practice within healthcare organisations.
Evaluating the impact of evidence implementation on patient outcomes, safety, quality improvement and healthcare effectiveness.
|
Indicative Reading List
Books:
- Melnyk B, Fineout-Overholt E: 2023, Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare, 5th Editon, Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia, 9781975185732
- Polit D.F, Beck C.: 2021, Nursing Research, 11th, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, 0, 9781975154141
- Aveyard H,Preston N, Farquhar M: 2026, How to Read and Critique Research, 2nd, Sage, 9781036208967
- Janet Houser: 2021, Nursing Research: Reading, Using, and Creating Evidence with Navigate Advantage Access, 5, Jones & Bartlett Learning, 521, 978- 1284226294
- Linsley P, Kane R, Barker J: 2019, Evidence-based Practice for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals, 4th Edition, Sage, London.,
- Taber K: 2019, Classroom- based research and evidence-based practice, 2nd, Sage, London,
- Rycroft-Malone, J and Bucknall. T: 2010, Models and Frameworks for Implementing Evidence-Based Practice: Linking Evidence to Action, Wiley Blackwell, W Sussex,
- Aveyard H, Greenway K, Parsons L.: 2023, A Beginner's Guide to Evidence-Based Practice in Health and Social Care 4e, 3rd, Open University Press, 0, 978-0335251964
- Kent B and McCormack B: 2010, Clinical Context for Evidence-based Nursing Practice, Wiley Blackwell, W Sussex,
- Larabee, J.H: 2009, Nurse to Nurse Evidence-Based Practice: Expert Interventions, McGrawHill Medical., London,
- Aveyard H: 2024, A Beginner's Guide to Critical Thinking and Writing in Health and Social Care, 3rd, Open University Press, Oxford, UK., 97803352534
Articles:
None |
Other Resources
- 1: Website, Department of Health (Eire), Clinical Effectiveness,
- 426475: 1, Website, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (UK)., NICE,
- http://www.nice.org.uk/: 426476, 1, Website, Royal College of Nursing (UK), RCN
- http://www.rcn.org.uk: 426477, 1, Website, The Joanna Briggs Institute, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia., JBI
- http://www.joannabriggs.org: 426478, 1, Website, Health & Services Executive, HSE
- http://hseland.ie: 426479, 1, Website, National Guideline Clearninghouse (US), NCC
- http://www.guideline.gov/: 426480, 1, Website, Ireland Cochrane, Cochrane
- http://ireland.cochrane.org: 426481, 1, Website, Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing (Journal)
- Blackwell publishing: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal,
|
|
|
|
|
