EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE FOR VETERINARY NURSES
VET2EBN
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students will further develop their knowledge and application of research and scholarship in a veterinary nursing context. Students are introduced to basic quantitative and qualitative research methods and the concept of validity assessment via basic statistics. This subject teaches students how to search veterinary nursing databases to find relevant published peer reviewed literature, which they then critically assess. Students are supported to further develop their writing skills either through the task of writing a critical literature review, or preparing a case study at a level suitable for publication in a veterinary nursing journal.
School: Life Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Dimuthu Wijesinghe
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Must be admitted in the Bachelor of Veterinary Nursing (SBVN) and have passed VET1FSV.
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
How to read a paper: the basics of evidence based medicine
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Greenhalgh, T
Year: 2014
Edition/Volume: 5th edn
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Epping (Melbourne Polytechnic), 2020, Semester 2, Blended
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Dilhani Premaratna
Class requirements
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.
Delivered as reading material, quizzes, video clips.
WorkShopWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 x 30 min written test (500 words equivalent) Short Answer and MCQs on the application of basic statistical and research methods approaches to veterinary nursing related research, and the concepts involved in evidence based practice | N/A | Individual | No | 10 | SILO1, SILO2 |
Team Critical Literature Review (600 words equivalent/student) Team of four students Team critically reviews an article of interest published in peer reviewed literature | N/A | Group | No | 15 | SILO1, SILO2 |
15 minutes Individual Final Oral Presentation (800 words equivalent) | Oral presentation | Individual | No | 20 | SILO3, SILO4, SILO6 |
Final Literature Article (2000 words) Write a publishable Case Study or Literature Review (based on a case study or area of interest from WIL clinical placements) in a style suitable for publication in a veterinary nursing or veterinary journal | N/A | Individual | No | 40 | SILO3, SILO4, SILO6 |
Peer Review of Written Drafts (600 words equivalent/student) Team of four students Critically review the draft literature pieces of each member of the team and collectively offer constructive critique. | N/A | Group | No | 15 | SILO5 |