Evidence Based Decision Making In Health Care Level 7 (7KNIM110)

Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care

Course Overview

This course focuses on searching for, appraising and synthesising evidence from health care research. Students are introduced to a range of electronic databases for accessing evidence and to the principles of systematic review. Learning is facilitated through lectures, workshops and a student-directed search for evidence to address a question emerging from their own practice. The course aims to develop skills for healthcare practitioners, managers and educators in accessing, appraising, synthesising and using research findings. It is grounded in evidence-based practice and therefore the focus is on practice research. Material from the field of evidence-based health care will be presented, supplemented by relevant material from other disciplines such as the psychology of knowledge and epidemiology.

Dates to be confirmed

Places: Course closed

Delivery mode: Blended

Application deadline: To be confirmed

Places: Course closed

Course features

Content includes:

the concept of evidence-based healthcare;
the nature of evidence;
systematic review;
advanced literature searching;
critical appraisal;
meta-analysis, assessing effectiveness;
the role of evidence in forming judgements;
student reviews of evidence of effectiveness relating to an area of their own clinical practice or interest.

Learning outcomes

The module is designed to equip students with knowledge and skills that will enable them to:

Formulate questions that are answerable with evidence;
Identify evidence for clinical and educational practice;
Select relevant and valid evidence for clinical practice and teaching content;
Demonstrate advanced critical appraisal of evidence;
Demonstrate an advanced understanding of the principles and process of systematic review of evidence;
Expertly synthesise and present evidence from multiple studies;
Integrate evidence into decision making for practice and organisational development.

Patient having their chest heard by a doctor and a nurse is standing beside them writing notes.

Entry Requirements

This is for qualified healthcare professionals with a first degree of 2:1 or higher or who have successfully completed postgraduate study in the Faculty.