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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
HEF 4030	EVIDENCE BASED NURSING	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	4

Offered By

Nursing

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Nursing

Course Objective

In this course, it is aimed to enable the student to obtain the knowledge, skills and experiences regarding the importance of evidence-based practice in nursing and use of evidence-based guides in nursing

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	The student can comprehend the principles of evidence-based practice and evidence-based nursing
2	The student can explain the importance of evidence-based practice in the nursing field
3	The student can explain the evidence levels in the evidence-based practice
4	The student can recognize the centers where she/he can reach the evidence-based resources
5	The student can examine the evidence-based guides on a subject in the nursing care
6	The student can use the evidence-based guides in nursing
7	The student can develop strategies to implement the evidence-based guide suggestions

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction to the course and publicity of the program
2	Evidence-based practice and evidence-based nursing
3	Evidence and evidence levels
4	Generation of answerable question
5	Examination of the centers where evidence-based resources could be reached (computer lab)
6	Possession of the best evidences
7	Sharing the evidence with the group
8	Examination of the evidence-based guide in nursing (computer lab)
9	Classroom examination of the evidence-based guide in nursing
10	Developing a care suggestion regarding the generated question/determined subject and presenting it to the group
11	1.Midterm exam
12	Obstacles for KDH
13	Strategies for KDH
14	Interview with the responsible and clinical nurses regarding the care suggestions that are developed for the KDH practice and determination of obstacles Presentation of group studies
15	Homework Report of the Group

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Resource:
Kocaman G, Seren Intepeler Ş, Dicle A. (2008) How Should the Evidence-Based Medicine Be Applied and Taught. Dokuz Eylül Publishing, Izmir.

Subsidiary Resources:
Worldviews on Evidence Based Nursing
http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp ref=1545-102x

Evidence Based Nursing
http://ebn.bmj.com/

Journal of Nursing Research and Development:
http://www.hemargedergi.org/

Journal of Atatürk University High School of Nursing:
http://e-dergi.atauni.edu.tr/index.php/HYD

http://www.tkd.org.tr/

http://www.thecochranelibrary.com/view/0/index.html

http://www.rnao.org/

http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/

http://www.guideline.gov/

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

- Visually-supported presentation,
- Case discussion,
- Group discussion,
- Problem solving,
- Examination of evidence-based WEB centers.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	FIN	FINAL EXAM
3	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE0.4+FIN0.6
4	RST	RESIT
5	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE0.4+RST0.6

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The exams assess the skills of; definition, citation, recognition, comprehension, examination.

Presentations, discussions, researches and homeworks assess; citation, examination, association, discussion, review.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aklime DICLE
DEU Faculty of Nursing
0 232 412 47 75
aklime.dicle@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	2	28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	3	42
Preparation for midterm exam	1	10	10
Preparation for final exam	1	12	12
Preparing assignments	1	4	4
Preparing presentations	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			102

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13	PO.15	PO.16
LO.1	5								5	5		5	5
LO.2	5								5	5		5
LO.3	5								5
LO.4	5				5	5			5	5		5	5
LO.5	5				5	5			5	5		5	5
LO.6	5			5	5	5		5	5	5		5	5
LO.7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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