Evidence-based Practices and Management (5 cr)

Objective

The student is able to provide leadership for evidence-based practices and take on a managerial role in evidence-based nursing practice.

Content

• Evidence-based management in nursing
• The concepts and processes of evidence-based practice and research in nurse leadership
• Systematic data collection and analysis as a part of evidence-based practice
• Critical evaluation of evidence in managerial practices
• Utilisation of summarised research information in professional decision-making

Location and time

Moodle workspace, name of the workspace: Evidence-based practices and management, 5 cr.

https://moodle.metropolia.fi/course/view.php?id=8006§ion=2#tabs-tree-start


Interactive online teaching, during weeks 43-47:

25.10 at 13-15.30 Evidence-based management in nursing. The concepts and processes of evidence-based practice and research in nurse leadership
31.10 at 13-15.30 Systematic data collection and analysis as a part of evidence-based practice
7.11 at 13-15.30 Critical evaluation of evidence in managerial practices
Self-organised group work (week 46)
21.11 at 12.30-15.30 Presentation of the group work
30.11.2023 by 9 am Submission of the Group assignment via the Moodle workspace.

Course Evaluation for students: 17.11.2023 - 8.12.2023 by 23:59

Materials

Cleland Silva, T. & Fonseca Silva. P. (2022) Making sense of work through collaborative storytelling. Building narratives in organisational change. Palgrave Pivot. Open Access. Switzerland: Springer.

Näre, L., & Cleland Silva, T. (2021). The global bases of inequality regimes: The case of international nurse recruitment. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, 40(5), 510-524.

Haavisto, E., Eriksson, S., Silva, T. C., Koivisto, J. M., Kausamo, K., & Soikkeli-Jalonen, A. (2022). Patients receiving palliative care and their experiences of encounters with healthcare professionals. OMEGA-Journal of Death and Dying.

The Oxford Handbook of Health Care Management (2016). Eds. Ferlie, E., Montgomery, K. and Pedersen, A.R. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Teaching methods

Online lectures that may be live or pre-recorded.

Online small group work

Exam schedules

Week 48: Submission of the Group assignment (30.11.2023 by 9am) via the Moodle workspace.
Week 49: re-submission possibility on the 7th December 2023 by 9 am

Completion alternatives

n/a

Student workload

135 hours in total student work

Content scheduling

Interactive online teaching, during weeks 43-47:

25.10 at 13-15.30 Evidence-based management in nursing. The concepts and processes of evidence-based practice and research in nurse leadership
31.10 at 13-15.30 Systematic data collection and analysis as a part of evidence-based practice
7.11 at 13-15.30 Critical evaluation of evidence in managerial practices
Self-organised group work (week 46)
21.11 at 12.30-15.30 Presentation of the group work
30.11.2023 by 9 am Submission of the Group assignment via the Moodle workspace.

Further information

The learning materials and workbooks designed by the teachers are protected by the Finnish Copy Right Act (404/61). According to the legislation, teachers reserve all the rights for the study material. The study material cannot be used for any other than personal study purposes. The study material (e.g., learning materials and workbooks) can only be shared if permitted by the teacher/s.

Finnish Copy Right Act: https://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/kaannokset/1961/en19610404_20150608.pdf

Course Evaluation for students:
As part of the Metropolia UAS strategy, we use an electronic course feedback system. This provides an opportunity for you to feedback on different aspects of the course through a series of pre-set questions and qualitative comments. Approximately two weeks before the end of the course, you will receive an automated invitation via your Metropolia email account to complete your evaluation online.

Please take the time to complete as your feedback is important. It informs ongoing developments to individual courses to ensure that the learning needs and expectations of the School of Health Care student community are met to a high standard.

To strengthen the feedback cycle, a report summarizing the course lead’s reflections on your feedback will be sent to you after the online evaluation survey has closed.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student demonstrates competence in the basic content of the course, but there are deficiencies in the ability to find and interpret information and to apply the learned content to the context of working life.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student demonstrates good competence in the content of the course. The student is able to actively search for information and to identify its connection to working life. The student is able to analyse and apply the learned content to the context of working life.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student demonstrates versatile and extensive competence in the content of the course. The student has an excellent ability to search for relevant information. The student’s solutions demonstrate independence, responsibility, and skills in guiding others. The student’s ability to apply the learned content to the context of working life exhibits creativity and versatility.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Fail:
The student does not demonstrate competence in the basic content of the course and there are deficiencies in his/her ability to find and interpret information and to apply the learned content to the context of working life.

Assessment methods and criteria

Please refer to the more specific assessment criteria in the Moodle workspace