Course Syllabus
Course Description
Number: NURS5200
Title: Research for Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
Credit: 3-0-3
Catalog description: This course builds upon undergraduate statistics and research courses and will focus on the relationship between nursing theory, research, and practice for evidence-based practice. This course will focus on issues such as the identification of practice and system problems, evaluation of research studies and systematic reviews, development and implementation of evidence-based practice guidelines, use of evidence-based practice to improve outcomes for individuals and groups of patients as well as health care systems, and differentiation of evidence-based and value-based approaches to practice. Students are expected to integrate an evidence-based approach into their practice.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Graduate Nursing Program or Senior Standing in BSN Program with 3.00 GPA
Corequisite(s): None
Textbook Information
Required:
DiCenso, A., Guyatt, G., & Ciliska, D. (2005). Evidence-Based Nursing – A Guide to Clinical Practice. St. Louis, MO: Mosby. ISBN 0323025919
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. ISBN 0763747661
Recommended:
Brown, M. M., Brown, G. C., & Sharma, S. (2005). Evidence-based to value-based medicine. Chicago, IL: American Medical Association. ISBN 1-57947-625-2
Technology Requirements
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Each CSU student is required to have ready access throughout the semester to a notebook computer that meets the ITP Choice requirements (http://itpchoice.clayton.edu/) for the student's academic program.
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Students must have access to the Internet either through the on-campus local area network or through an Internet Service Provider.
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Students must be proficient with Internet access, WebCT Vista and Microsoft Office and demonstrate competency using web browsers, website navigation, search engines and e-mail communication.
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Contact the HUB for software and connectivity issues; no excuse will be accepted for inability to access the Internet and/or technical difficulties.
Course Objectives
By the completion of the course, the student should be able to:
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Examine the professional literature for evidence, particularly research studies and systematic reviews, relevant to specific practice and system problems.
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Evaluate research studies and systematic reviews in nursing and healthcare using the principles of evidence-based nursing and healthcare.
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Identify practice and system problems needing additional research.
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Use an evidence-based approach to plan the development and implementation of evidence-based practice guidelines.
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Assist in the development of research proposals designed to yield additional evidence on specific practice or system problems.
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Use an evidence-based practice approach to improve outcomes of individual patients, groups of patients, and healthcare systems.
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Discuss the relevance of value-based medicine to nursing practice.
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Integrate the principles of evidence-based nursing and healthcare into their professional practice.
Methods of Instruction
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Assigned and recommended readings
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Online discussion
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Lectures and guest lectures
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Individual and group activities
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Identification and evaluation of research evidence
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Application of evidence-based approaches to projects and papers
Course Requirements
- Courses taught in an online format require students to be self-directed and responsible for meeting deadlines.
- Attendance is mandatory at scheduled on-campus meetings.
- Students are expected to use APA format for all submitted papers.
- Approval must be obtained from the University Institutional Review Board for all research studies.
- This syllabus provides a general plan for this course; the faculty reserve the right to make changes to the syllabus and/or course schedule including but not limited to assignments, time tables, examinations, projects, etc.
Evaluation
| Clinical practice guidelines project | 40% |
| Online discussion participation | 30% |
| Research evidence evaluation paper | 20% |
| Literature search | 10% |
Grading Scale
| A | |
| B | |
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| D | |
| F |
Classroom Policies
- Attendance: Mandatory for scheduled on-campus meetings.
- Communication: WebCT Vista is the official tool for this course and is accessible online from any computer; students are responsible for monitoring e-mail on a regular basis and should direct all communications with faculty and other students through WebCT or Clayton State e-mail.
- Conduct: Students must abide by policies in the University Graduate Student Handbook, the Graduate Student Responsibilities, and if applicable program handbook; the code of academic integrity will be strictly enforced.
- Electronic devices: Cell phones/pagers must be turned off (or placed on vibrator mode) during class meetings. Permission from individual faculty is necessary before taping a class.
- Mid-term progress report: Mid-term grade will reflect approximately 1/3 of the entire course grade. Based on this grade, students may choose to withdraw from the course and receive a grade of “W”; contact the Registrar for withdrawal procedures.
- Submission: Students are responsible for completion and submission of all course requirements as scheduled in the course calendar. Make-up work is at the discretion of the faculty.
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