N804 EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE COURSE OVERVIEW Developed byJanetJones DNS

COURSE INFORMATION  Course Information includes:  Course Syllabus  Course Syllabus Addendum  Course Schedule  Group Guidelines  Instructor Office Hours

COURSE SYLLABUS  Summary of Course Objectives:  Analyze various research designs  Evaluate human subject protection  Differentiate different types of qualitative, quantitative, & mixed methods’ designs  Discuss relationship between design, data collection, & data analysis  Compare scholarship models for administration, safety, quality improvement, & clinical  Critique various research designs  Apply the PICOT process to advanced nursing practice

COURSE SYLLABUS  Required Textbooks:  Polit, D.F. & Beck,C.T. (2012). Nursing research: Generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice. 9 th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. ISBN  Hall, H.R. & Rousell, L. A. (2013). Evidence-based practice: An integrative approach to research, administration, and practice. Norwich, Vt: Jones & Barlett Learning. ISBN  American Psychological Association (2010). Publication manual of the american psychological association.(6th. Ed.). Washington, D. C.: American Psychological Association.

COURSE SYLLABUS  Course Outline: Items in the course outline will be covered but not necessarily in the order presented.  Review the outline specifics especially as you prepare for assignments

COURSE SYLLABUS ADDENDUM  Assignments: Specifics as to assignments & percentage of total grade are given. Grades are weighted  Participation Requirements: Weekly communication is expected, considering assignments this shouldn’t be a problem  Discussion Board & Written Paper expectations are expanded

COURSE SCHEDULE  The course schedule outlines the topics, suggested textbook readings, & assignments.  The schedule reflects when assignments should begin & when they are due.  Due dates may be adjusted due to extenuating circumstances as agreed with faculty prior to the due date.

ASSIGNMENTS – Expect something to be due almost every week  Graded Five Discussion Boards (DB):  Introduction & Group Assignments  Clinical Trials  Systems Change  Quality Improvement  Clinical Scholarship

ASSIGNMENTS (CONT.)  NIH Training  Complete NIH Training & present certificate  NIH training is required by SLU IRB & some facilities  First step toward DNP Project completion  Demonstrates evaluation of human subject protection  If you have previously completed NIH training you will update that training to be more current

ASSIGNMENTS (CONT.)  Group Critiques:  Qualitative  Quantitative Part I  Quantitative Part II  Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis  Clinical Guidelines

ASSIGNMENTS (CONT.)  Group Guidelines under Course Information:  Two groups of three and one group of two will be formed  Groups remain intact through semester  Team Leader & Recorder roles are alternated  Team Leader picks evidence to be selected by group for the critique with instructor input  Recorder submits completed paper in question/answer format using APA  Discussion Board is used to discuss critique & seek instructor input prior to submission  All participants should review & agree to entire critique (don’t divide up questions)  Peer evaluations are submitted by all participants  Peer evaluations compose 10% of the grade

ASSIGNMENTS (CONT)  PICOT Process – the process is broken into 5 parts, which after revision are merged into the final paper. This is the major individual project for this course:  PICOT Written Paper Components:  The PICOT question  Literature Review/Search Results  Summary of Findings  Evidence Grid & Selection Rationale  Critique of best evidence selected

ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSIONS  All assignments are submitted via the designated assignment portal  If more than one file needs to be submitted, upload all files then hit the submit button  If problems are encountered with submission, contact the instructor  can be used for submission if all else fails, but the assignment process facilitates grading & feedback

GRADING & FEEDBACK  Discussion Board grades are usually posted in the gradebook by the Monday following closure  Critique grades are posted as assignment feedback files & comments within 1 week of submission. Tracking in WORD is used to show instructor feedback  Written paper feedback is posted as an assignment feedback file with tracking noting instructor comments within 1 – 2 weeks of submission  Questions regarding grading or feedback should usually be handled as s

PROJECT MAP  The map describes the DNP Project as it evolves:  N804 – NIH training & Appraisal of evidence  N803 Project Plan (the project sketch), Approval of Preliminary Plan  N821 Residency I – Comprehensive Project Plan & IRB Approval  N822 Residency II – Project Implementation  N823 Residency III – Project Evaluation & Dissemination

COURSE FLOW  The course has a three phase approach:  Group Critiques: As a group, students critique each major form of evidence to become familiar with the different designs and the critique process prior to beginning the PICOT Process Project. The group process demonstrates intraprofessional collaboration.  PICOT Process Project: Individually students select a PICOT question which is usually related to their future DNP project and conduct an appraisal of the evidence. The highest level of evidence is selected & critiqued using the appropriate critique method as used by the groups earlier. The final paper is dissemination of the results and may later become the literature review for the DNP Project.  Discussion Boards: Primarily address the possible applications of evidence to advanced nursing practice & generate DNP project ideas.

CAFÉ CLARIFY  Café Clarify is a DB to be used by any student & residency faculty  All students can see questions & responses  Use this DB for questions on the course, assignments, content clarification etc.  Basically these are questions you would ask in a class that pertain to all participants  Private or individual questions should be sent via text or

FACULTY HOURS/CONTACT  Faculty Profile & Instructor office Hours under Course Information describes hours & contact information  Hammond Campus Office KHS 1009B Monday – Thursday 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM  Online Office Hours – Monday – Friday 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM will respond to /text in 1 – 2 hrs  Appointments – Flexible regarding date, time & location; arrange via text or  Prefer or text – Will respond in 24 hrs on weekdays or 48 hrs during weekends & holidays

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