Professional Development in Nursing: Evidence Based Nursing for Practice - HEA00150I
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- Department: Health Sciences
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: I
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Academic year of delivery: 2024-25
Module will run
Occurrence |
Teaching period |
C |
Summer Term 2024-25 |
Module aims
Students will understand how types of evidence underpin nursing care and practice.
Module learning outcomes
By the end of the module, students will be able to:
- Examine how uncertainty in healthcare can be resolved through understanding how different types of information inform evidence based nursing practice.
- Demonstrate the ability to assess methodological limitations of a range of research approaches.
- Demonstrate the ability to use research to help inform decision making.
- Understand a range of factors which can influence decision making in nursing practice.
- Communicate, in a structured and coherent manner, the process and outcome of an evidence-based decision that relates to your nursing practice.
Indicative assessment
Task |
% of module mark |
Departmental - aural assessment |
100 |
Special assessment rules
Non-compensatable
Indicative reassessment
Task |
% of module mark |
Departmental - aural assessment |
100 |
Module feedback
Written feedback for the summative assessment is provided on the standard proforma, within the timescale specified in the programme handbook.
Indicative reading
Craig, J. & Dowding, D. (Eds.). (2019). Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing. 4th edition. London: Elsevier
Ellis, P. (2019) Evidence Based Practice for Nursing. 4th Edition. London: SAGE
Ellis, P. (2019) Understanding Research for Nursing Students. 4th Edition. London: SAGE
Gerrish, K. & Lathlean, J. (Eds.). (2015) The Research Process in Nursing. 7th edition. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell
Evidence Based Nursing (Journal: https://ebn.bmj.com/)