ADVANCED CLINICAL EVIDENCE FOR NURSING PRATICE
NSM5ACE
2017
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Advanced Clinical Evidence for Nursing Practice will develop your skills to examine evidence based clinical practice. Through coursework you will critique evidence and if necessary, update a published systematic review pertinent to your area of practice. Your learning and development will be assessed through case study analysis of topics pertinent to your area of practice.
School: School of Nursing & Midwifery
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Maria Murphy
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Using evidence to guide nursing practice | Prescribed | Courtney, M., & McCutcheon, H 2010 | 2ND EDN, ELSEVIER: SYDNEY |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Source, critique and incorporate evidence into your practice.
- Activities:
- Online activity; assessment task one and three
02. Develop answerable questions on which evidence is lacking in relation to your own scope of practice.
- Activities:
- Online activity
03. Justify validated tools used in evaluating the evidence.
- Activities:
- Online activity; assessment task two
04. Examine how evidence is translated into practice and whether health outcomes in your specialty have improved as a result of the use of evidence-based practice.
- Activities:
- Online activity; assessment task one and three
05. Synthesised understanding of the evidence that informs treatment options and patient preferences in clinical decision making
- Activities:
- Online activity; Assessment one and three
06. Skilled at writing a grant application to fund an evidence based implementation project
- Activities:
- Assessment two
Online, 2017, Semester 1, Online
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Maria Murphy
Class requirements
Directed Reading
One 150.0 hours directed reading per study period and delivered via online.
"Fully online equivalent to 150 directed and self-directed learning hours. Delivered over 12 weeks."
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| One 1,000-word proposal for funding of an evidence based implementation project | 20 | 06 | |
| One 2,000-word assessment task on a systematic review | 30 | 02, 01, 04, 03, 05 | |
| One 3,000-word report analysing evidence to inform treatment options and health outcomes | 50 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 |