Objectives and competences
Student will:
• be able to critically discuss about the nature of evidences and goal of evidence based nursing,
• develop a comprehensive in-depth understanding of different systematic approaches to evidence synthesis.
• be able to develop a comprehensive understanding and skills in critical appraisal of evidences concerning the specific research question and defining the EBN project,
• be able to critically appraise quality of relevant evidences,
• be able to critically analyse and synthesize of relevant evidences,
• be able to critically interpret relevant scientific evidences,
• be able to critically discuss about implementation of relevant evidences in nursing care practice,
• be able to apply relevant evidence in nursing care practice.
Content (Syllabus outline)
• EBN method – systematic review.
• PICOT model of asking specific clinical/research question.
• Critical searching of relevant evidence according to the specific research question and EBN process.
• Critical appraisal of validity, reliability and applicability of relevant evidence using critical appraisal tools
• Evaluating and synthesising evidence using a rigorous and systematic approach.
• Implementing the evidences and evaluation of outcomes with presentation of different evidence based nursing practice models.
• Searching the evidence using 5S hierarchival structure.
Learning and teaching methods
Lecuters, seminars, tutorials
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Student:
• Argues the EBN process and method,
• Identifies the problem, the need for a change in clinical practice and formulate a PICOT question,
• Determine the search strategy and find appropriate evidence according to the PICOT question,
• Critically appraise validity, reliability and applicability of collected evidence using appropriate assessment tools,
• Evaluate and synthesizes the collected evidence,
• Develop a proposal for changes to clinical practice,
• Evaluate the EBN project,
• Distinguish between metasynthesis and meta-analysis.
Readings
Obvezna/Mandatory:
Melnyk, B. M. & Fineout-Overholt, E. (2023 ali starejše izdaje). Evidence-based practice in nursing & healthcare: a guide to best practice. Philadelphia [etc.]: Wolters Kluwer.
Polit, Denise F., Tatano Beck, C. (2021 ali starejše izdaje). Nursing research: generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice. Philadelphia [etc.]: Wolters Kluwer.
Priporočena/Recommended:
Polit, D. F. & Beck, C. T. (2022 ali starejše izdaje). Essentials of nursing research: appraising evidence for nursing practice. Philadelphia [etc.] : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Cochrane handbook for systematic reviews of interventions, The Cochrane Collaboration. http://www.cochrane-handbook.org
Domače in mednarodne strokovne in znanstvene publikacije s področja učne enote.
Prerequisits
There are no specific prerequisites (attendance is checked).
