Evidence-Based Development of Acute Nursing Services (5cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The student
- masters the basics of evidence-based practice and development trends in acute nursing
- is able to renew services in cooperation with customers, staff and service providers
- is able to critically evaluate, use and produce and apply research in demanding clinical nursing

Content (course unit)

- research literacy and research evidence as part of the development of acute nursing
- health and wellness services for acute care
- customer orientation in development of services
- current national and international development needs and trends in acute nursing
- a clinical expert as part of the service development network

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

The student
- knows the starting points of evidence-based practice and identifies the trends in acute nursing
- is able to work in a multiprofessional team when reforming acute care service chains
- is able to reflect on the contents of clinical work in his / her own area of ​​expertise utilizing research and articles related to nursing

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

The student
- is able to apply the expertise of his / her field in acute care services using different perspectives and drawing evidence-based conclusions
- is able to critically evaluate the knowledge of his / her own area of ​​expertise both orally and in writing, applying the evidence obtained
- masters the starting points and development trends of evidence-based activities in the development of acute care service chains

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student
- is able to apply his / her clinical expertise in a wide range of changing healthcare environments, promoting the establishment of evidence-based practice
- is able to plan, implement and comprehensively evaluate development projects important for his / her field in the development of acute care service chains
- be able to evaluate evidence-based conclusions and analyze their suitability for solving the problems of clinical work requiring acute care

Location and time

Evidence based practise
Implementation of evidence based knowledge
Implementation as concept and in practice
Implementation drawing up of the plan
Implementation models as help of the implanting

Exam schedules

No exams
Written assignment, oral presentation and peer review and active participation in the course

Assessment methods and criteria

The Evidence based task is assessed numerically look the basic informatioin of the course
Peer review affects numerical evaluation
Teamwork is evaluated by performance marking

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Lectures
Independent working
Teamwork
Workshops
Seminars
Peer review
Reverse learning/ Flipped learning

Learning materials

Current articles and studies and scientific articles of the field nationally and internationally

Book: Korhonen Anne, Jylhä Virpi, Korhonen Teija, Holopainen Arja. 2018. Näyttöön perustuva toiminta. Tarpeesta tuloksiin. Hoitotyön tutkimussäätiö & Skhole, Nordestedt.

Joanna Briggs Institute utilising of materials
Finnish Nurses' Association materials HOTUS
Furthermore, the students' own information retrieval and the written material of presentations are utilised

Student workload

20 h close learning/learning including presentation
Independent study 95
Teamwork 20 h

Content scheduling

Ks. lukujärjestys

Completion alternatives

Evidence based practice implementation is aimed with working life cooperation in the development of working life

Further information

The more specific assignment comes in the course separately from the learning platform