COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EVIDENCE BASED NURSING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HEF 4071 EVIDENCE BASED NURSING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Nursing

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ÖZLEM BILIK

Offered to

Nursing

Course Objective

This course aims to gain the student the ability to find evidence-based resources, standards and current guides; analyze data; evaluate evidence-based nursing knowledge and reflect this knowledge on patient care.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The student can identify the evidence-based knowledge practices and their importance.
2   The student can find researches on evidence-based nursing.
3   The student can assess the evidence levels of researches on evidence-based nursing.
4   The student can practice evidence-based nursing.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course Introduction Explanation of lesson plan and course objectives to students Determination of study groups and subjects
2 Evidence-based practice and evidence-based nursing Steps of evidence-based nursing practices What are the benefits of evidence-based nursing
3 Evidence types and levels
4 Review of nursing related evidence resources and centers (Cochrane, EBN, CINAHL etc) and use of publications
5 Formulating an answerable question (PICO); finding evidence in evidence-based resources and evaluation
6 Randomised controlled trial, meta analysis and systematic review
7 What are nursing related evidence-based guides
8 How to make literature review of nursing related evidence-based guides
9 1st MIDTERM
10 How to integrate research evidences into nursing
11 Critical evaluation of quantitative research
12 What are the difficulties of evidence-based nursing practices (personal, institutional)
13 Evaluation of research quality, evidence and hypothesis strength
14 assesmnet

Recomended or Required Reading

Ciliska D.K. et al (2001) Resources to Enhance Evidence-based Nursing Practice. AACN, v.12(4),520-528.

Craig, J, Smyth RL, The evidence-based practice manuel for nurses, Churchill Livingstone, second ed, 2007.

Dicenso A, Guyatt G, Ciliska D, Evidence-Based Nursing: A Guide to Clinical Practice, Mosby, 2004.

Greenhalgh, T, How to Read a Paper: The Basics of Evidence Based Medicine. 2nd ed. BMJ Books. London, 2001.

Güldal D.,Ergör G., Derebek E. (ed) (2008) Kanıta Dayalı Tıp: nasıl uygulamalı ve öğretmeli. (Sackett ve ark., Evidence-Based Medicine: how to practice and teach. EBM, 2000), Dokuz Eylül Yayıncılık, Izmir.

Kara M., Babadağ Kanıta dayalı hemşirelik, Atatürk Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Yüksekokulu Dergisi, Cilt:6, Sayı: 3, 2003.

Kocaman G. (2003) Hemşirelikte Kanıta Dayalı Uygulama , Hemşirelikte Araştırma Dergisi, 5(2), 61-69. http://www.hemargedergi.org/2003/2003_7.pdf

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Straight narration, question answer, group study, discussion activity, problem solving

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Ara Sınav
2 FN Final
3 FSB Final Sonu Başarı Değerlendirmesi VZ *0.50 +FN * 0.50
4 BUT Bütünleme
5 BSB Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Değerlendirmesi VZ *0.50 +BUT * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
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LO.2555555
LO.3555555
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