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

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.

Cummings, G. G., Hayduk, L., & Estabrooks, C. A. (2016). The role of evidence-based practice in improving nursing care: A systematic review of the literature. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 48(1), 1-10.

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.

Melnyk, B. M., & Fineout-Overholt, E. (2015). Critical appraisal of evidence-based practice in nursing: A systematic review. Nursing Research, 64(1), 23-33.

Mintzberg, H. (2017). Managing the myths of health care: bridging the separations between care, cure, control, and community. Berrett-Koehler Publishers.

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 research and a critical reflective essay.

Content scheduling

Webinar 1: Evidence-based management practices in nursing: barriers and opportunities (Tu 22.10 16.15-18.15)
Webinar 2: Systematic data collection and analysis (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.