Evidence Based Nursing Practice

Course aim

To develop students' knowledge and understanding of the role of evidence-based practice in the provision of safe, effective person-centred nursing care.

Course content

Relationship between knowledge, research and evidence-based practice; principles of evidence based practice; levels of evidence; research terminology; ethics in research and the role of human research ethics committees; National Safety and Quality Health Services Standards; Clinical Standards; searching databases; critically reviewing literature; research evaluation; research translation into practice.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
Group 2 IBNU Curriculum - Pre-2022
NURS 2024	Health of Older Adults
BIOL 2058	Scientific Basis of Clinical Practice
NURS 2034	Experiential Learning Activity: Older Adults Practicum 2
NURS 2023	Health of Adults
NURS 2022	Health of Infants, Children and Adolescents
NURS 2033	Experiential Learning Activity: Acute Care Practicum 3
Group 1 IBNU Curriculum - 2022 onwards
NURS 2023	Health of Adults
BIOL 2058	Scientific Basis of Clinical Practice

All stage 1 courses must be completed

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Online (online content and discussion forums)	- x 8 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 4 weeks
Tutorial (online virtual classroom)	2 hours x 4 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, ONLINE
Online (online content and discussion forums)	- x 8 weeks
Tutorial (online virtual classroom)	2 hours x 8 weeks
INTERNAL, WHYALLA
Online (online content and discussion forum)	- x 8 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 4 weeks
Tutorial (online virtual classroom)	2 hours x 4 weeks
EXTERNAL, WHYALLA, ONLINE
Online (online content and discussion forum)	- x 8 weeks
Tutorial (online virtual classroom)	2 hours x 8 weeks
INTERNAL, MT GAMBIER
Online (online content and discussion forum)	- x 8 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 4 weeks
Tutorial (online virtual classroom)	2 hours x 4 weeks
EXTERNAL, MT GAMBIER, ONLINE
Online (online content and discussion forum)	- x 8 weeks
Tutorial (online virtual classroom)	2 hours x 8 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Essay, Literature review

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.