Evidence-based Practices and Management (5 cr)
Code: S000FC89-3002
General information
Enrollment
06.05.2024 - 30.09.2024
Timing
01.08.2024 - 31.12.2024
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
5 op
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Unit
School of Health Care
Campus
Myllypurontie 1
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
0 - 30
Degree programmes
- Master’s Degree Programme in Development and Leadership of Nursing
Teachers
- Tricia Cleland Silva
- Jukka Kesänen
Teacher in charge
Tricia Cleland Silva
Groups
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S2724S6Master’s Degree Programme in Development and Leadership of Nursing, ylempiAMK
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
Tu 22.10 16.15-18.15
Tu 29.10 16.15-18.15
Tu 5.11 16.15-18.15
Materials
Alatawi, Munirah, Eman Aljuhani, Fatimah Alsufiany, Kawakeb Aleid, Rehab Rawah, Sara Aljanabi, and Maram Banakhar. Barriers of implementing evidence-based practice in nursing profession: A literature review. American Journal of Nursing Science 9, no. 1 (2020): 35-42.
Bianchi, Monica, Annamaria Bagnasco, Valentina Bressan, Michela Barisone, Fiona Timmins, Silvia Rossi, Ramona Pellegrini, Giuseppe Aleo, and Loredana Sasso. A review of the role of nurse leadership in promoting and sustaining evidence?based practice. Journal of Nursing Management 26, no. 8 (2018): 918-932.
Dang, D., Dearholt, S. L., Bissett, K., Ascenzi, J., & Whalen, M. (2021). Johns Hopkins evidence-based practice for nurses and healthcare professionals: Model and guidelines. Sigma Theta Tau.
Djukic, Maja, Jin Jun, and Jason Fletcher. An examination of the factors associated with implementation of evidence based management practices for improving nurse work environments. Worldviews on Evidence Based Nursing 18, no. 2 (2021): 129-137.
Drucker, P. Managing Oneself. Harvard Business Review. (2005)
Mintzberg, Henry. Simply managing: What managers do—and can do better. Berrett-Koehler Publishers. 2013.
Teaching methods
Learning outcomes
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
Student workload
135 hours: 6 hours of live webinars and interactive activities, plus 129 hours of dedicated reading, independent study and online weekly quizzes.
Independent study and weekly online quizzes based on learning materials (80%)
Active participation in the webinars (minimum 2 of 3 webinars) (20%)
Content scheduling
Webinar 1: Evidence-based practices in nursing: barriers and opportunities (Tu 22.10 16.15-18.15)
Webinar 2: Self-management and simply managing based on evidence ( Tu 29.10 16.15-18.15)
Webinar 3: Critical evaluation tools for evidence-based practices (Tu 5.11 16.15-18.15)
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.