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Archived Version 2020 - 2021

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NFQ level 9 Credit Rating 10
Pre-requisite None
Co-requisite None
Compatibles None
Incompatibles None
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 needed to introduce, measure, promote and sustain active engagement with Evidence-based Practice in workplace settings.



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Lecture24Face to face interaction in a classroom environment which facilitates immediate explanation and reiteration of key learning objectives set out for students
Directed learning12Synchronous and asynchronous learning and engagement with pre-determined module tasks including on-line activities. Includes peer and self-review; contribution to discussion forums and completion of individual online tasks.
Tutorial12Library tutorials/structured small group supervision to guide and support active learning and engagement with module requirements.
Independent Study202Reflection on concepts and frameworks underpinning module focus; prospect for critical and creative thinking; assimilation of new knowledge; identification of informal learning opportunities.
Total Workload: 250

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
Evolution of and rationale for Evidence-based Practice (EBP). Key skills to develop searchable, answerable healthcare related questions. Tools to acquire and discern best evidence. Recognised frameworks to appraise and interpret evidence amassed. Implementation science: theories and frameworks to introduce, measure, promote and sustain active EBP engagement in practice including enabling & inhibiting factors.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment% Examination Weight%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
1 = A resit is available for all components of the module
2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module
3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
Unavailable
Indicative Reading List

  • Melnyk B and Fineout–Overholt E: 2019, Evidenced Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare: Guide to best practice, 4th edition, Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia,
  • Linsley P, Kane R , Barker J: 2019, Evidence-based Practice for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals, 2nd, Sage, London,
  • Taber, K: 2019, Classroom-based research and evidence-based practice, 2nd edition, Sage, London,
  • Houser J: 2018, Nursing Research - Reading,using and creating evidence, 4th Ed., Jones and Bartlett, MA USA,
  • Rycroft-Malone, J and Bucknall. T: 2010, Models and Frameworks for Implementing Evidence-Based Practice: Linking Evidence to Action, Wiley Blackwell, W Sussex, 978-140517594
  • Aveyard H and Sharp P: 2017, A Beginner's Guide to Evidence-Based Practice in Health and Social Care, 3rd Edition, McGrawHill Open University Press, Berkshire,
  • Cullum, N, Ciliska, D, Haynes, B.R. and Marks, S: 2008, Evidence-based Nursing: An introduction, Blackwell, BNJ Journals, RCN Publishing Company, Oxford, 978-140514597
  • Kent B and McCormack B: 2010, Clinical Context for Evidence-based Nursing Practice, Wiley Blackwell, W Sussex, 978-140518433
  • Larabee, J.H: 2009, Nurse to Nurse Evidence-Based Practice: Expert Interventions, McGrawHill Medical., London, 978-007149372
Other Resources

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