NURSING 746 : Evidence-based Practice and Implementation
Medical and Health Sciences
2020 Semester One (1203) (30 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
This course is designed to build the student’s skills in locating and appraising research evidence for a range of clinical questions, assessing the applicability of that evidence to nursing practice scenarios, and planning for successful implementation of evidence-based change. Students are provided with the tools to appraise different types of evidence as well as frameworks to support theory-informed implementation planning. The final assessment requires students to select a clinical problem of interest to their clinical setting, obtain and appraise evidence to address the problem, and prepare an implementation plan that includes theory-based assessment of organisational readiness for change, implementation strategies targeted at the barriers and enablers identified, and a plan to measure implementation success. Emphasised throughout all course work are principles of implementing evidence-based interventions into practice in ways that engage stakeholders, eliminate health inequities and promote person- whanau- centred, evidence-based care.
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 2: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 3: | Solution Seeking |
| Capability 4: | Communication and Engagement |
| Capability 5: | Independence and Integrity |
| Capability 6: | Social and Environmental Responsibilities |
Learning Outcomes
- Develop searchable questions. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1, 5.2 and 5.3)
- Identify appropriate sources of information for relevant questions. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 5.1, 5.2 and 6.3)
- Demonstrate skill and understanding in critically appraising relevant types of research. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4.2, 5.1 and 6.3)
- Apply evidence to a relevant setting. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 5.1, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3)
- Understand frameworks for implementing change in practice. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 5.1 and 6.3)
- Assess for barriers to implementation. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3)
- Develop strategies for implementing evidence into practice. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Quizzes | 20% | Individual Test |
| Assignments | 30% | Individual Coursework |
| Assignments | 50% | Individual Coursework |
| 3 types | 100% |
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The course Canvas page has detailed information on assessment processes and minimum pass rates.
Learning Resources
- Hoffman T, Bennett S, Del Mar C. Evidence-Based Practice Across the Health Professions. (3rd Edn). Sydney, Churchill Livingstone. 2017.
Course Contacts
Workload Expectations
This course is a standard 30 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.
For this course, you can expect 48 hours of lectures and 252 hours of reading and thinking about the content, including hours of work on assignments.
Other Information
Students should ensure they have access to a computer with the spreadsheet programme Excel to enable use of the clinical calculator tool required for the assignments.
Digital Resources
Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).
Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website at http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.
Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter (https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html).
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.