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Evidence-Based Nursing and Professional Work
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:13.00
Study Course Accepted:11.04.2024 10:28:50
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | MDAK_326 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Health Care | Target Audience: | Nursing Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Ilona Zariņa | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Nursing and Obstetric Care | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, mdak rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061568 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 5 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 10 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 11 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 22 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Philosophy and medical ethics, propaedeutics, introduction to the use of library, medical terminology in a foreign language. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Acquire knowledge and promote skills to implement evidence-based care using research methodologies and terminology. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | The concept of health. Impact of science and technology. Advantages and limitations of scientific theories. | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 2 | Research terminology, methodology. Types of research in health care. Levels of research evidence and recommendations. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Limitations in the process of obtaining evidence, disadvantages and advantages, ethical aspects. Critical evaluation of scientific, popular scientific and pseudo-scientific information. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Application of evidence - based care into practice. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Lecture in a library. | Lectures | 1.00 | RSU Library | |||||
| 6 | Class in a library. | Classes | 1.00 | RSU Library | |||||
| 7 | Formulating the research problem, independent work - filling in Table 1. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Seminar on the description and justification of the research problem, presentation of table 1. Explanation of the creation of the PICO formula. Independent work – formulation of PICO formulas and keywords. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Workshop on PICO formulation, question formulation, keyword formulation. Independent work - searching, finding, evaluating, adding evidence. | Classes | 2.00 | other | |||||
| 10 | Presentation of the 1st work in the use of evidence-based approach, seminar on the obtained results. Independent work - selection of a new research problem, rationale, PICO formula, keywords. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | 2. justification of the problem, PICO formula, keywords. Seminar on communicating evidence and truthfulness of information. Independent work - development and completion of work 2 in the use of an evidence-based approach. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Application of evidence - based care into practice. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Work in small groups and individually. • In the classroom: a seminar on choice of the topic and formulation of the question, discussion. • Independent learning: Searching for scientific evidence, finding and drawing up a description. • In the classroom: Presentation of independently accomplished work. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Cumulative assessment, which is formed during the course by preparing two independent works according to the specified requirements, presenting them in classes and adding them to the created task in the e-study portal within a certain period. Evaluation criteria: 1. Evaluation is done with a mark in a 10-point system, where the lowest successful rating is 4 points. 2. Two independently prepared and presented presentations during the course. 3. In order to receive a successful (4-9 points) evaluation of the written presentation of the permanent work at the end of the course, you must attend all classes (if the classes are organized remotely, the camera is turned off during the class and failure to answer the questions is considered truancy), you must complete the independent work during the course within the specified period and must contain the following points fully fulfilled: • Selection and description of the problem in the form of a table and justification using scientific sources of information, which are presented as references; • PICO formula and PICO question, according to the proposed problem; • Comparable interventions selected in the PICO formula are based on scientific information in the table; • Keywords related to PICO formulations (Latvian, English); • Description of the process of searching and finding evidence - used scientific databases; • Summary of evidence (in Latvian) for four scientific publications, which includes sufficient information about the author(s) of the publication and its title (original), year, purpose, conclusions; scientific publications from the evidence-based scientific databases subscribed to by RSU are considered evidence; • The answer to the PICO question is related to the patient, problem, selected interventions and their comparison; • The paper and references are designed according to the requirements - table format for the description of the problem, the used references are designed according to RSU methodological instructions (see bibliography), PICO formula, question, keywords, description of evidence and answer, uniform letter size and font are used, the work does not contain grammar and stylistic errors, scientific and medical terms explained. The final (exam) assessment consists of: attendance - 10%, 1st PICO work - 30%, 2nd PICO work - 60%. In order to receive an excellent (10 points) assessment in the exam, the student must qualitatively and quantitatively fulfill the requirements in the performance of the work, demonstrate competence in the presentation of the problem, the collection of evidence and the answer: only the latest information from scientific publications (from the evidence-based scientific databases subscribed to RSU) must be used, the description of the problem must include appropriate information and accurately describe the compared interventions, accurately create the PICO formula, question and key words, explain medical terms, describe six (6) recent pieces of evidence, each of which contains useful information for the answer, answer the PICO question correctly and in a focused manner. The work must be designed in accordance with the above-mentioned requirements, it must be grammatically and stylistically appropriate in Latvian, except for the titles of publications, which do not need to be translated. If works are submitted later than the deadline, the grade is reduced by one point. If the work does not meet the specified criteria, the grade is reduced. Late classes must be made up individually by agreement with the lecturer. The student adds the completed independent work to the created task on the e-study portal within the deadline specified for the study course. The task is supported by the Turnitin program. Students agree that, as part of the course, all submitted work will be subjected to a textual comparison with Turnitin.com to check that the submitted work is not plagiarized. All submitted articles will be listed as sources in the Turnitin.com reference database with one goal - to detect plagiarism. Use of Turnitin.com services is subject to the Usage Policy, which can be found on the Turnitin.com website. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Gained knowledge and understanding of the concept of health, the impact of science and technology, research terminology and methodology, the concept of evidence-based care, the selection and processing of sources of scientific information, the advantages and limitations of evidence-based care. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Students develop skills to use research methodology and terminology, and to use scientific information. Apply theories and concepts of nursing and other sciences related to health care and, according to the clinical situation, integrate them into care work. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | On completion of the study course students will have developed the competence: to implement evidence-based care using research methodology and terminology and to apply evidence-based scientific achievements in nursing practice. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Veselības aprūpes sistēma un organizācija un pierādījumos balstīta aprūpe- aprūpes process. Rīga, 2021 | ||||||||
| 2 | Pierādījumos balstītas prakses veicināšana veselības aprūpē. Mācību materiāls, RSU, 2012. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 3 | Znotiņa I. Uz pierādījumiem balstītas medicīnas resursi - labāko pierādījumu meklēšana un izmantošana. Mācību materiāls informācijpratībā, Rīga: RSU, 2014. | ||||||||
| 4 | Medicīnas informācijas meklēšana elektroniskajos resursos. Mācību materiāls. Eiropas Sociālā fonda projekts Nr.9.2.6.0/17/I/001. “Ārstniecības un ārstniecības atbalsta personāla kvalifikācijas uzlabošana, Rīga, 2019. | ||||||||
| 5 | Behmane D., Dūdele A. Vērtības balstītas veselības aprūpes koncepcija. RSU Sabiedrības veselības institūta, Rīga, 2022. | ||||||||
| 6 | Deborah Dang, Sandra L. Dearholt, et.al. Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals: Model and Guidelines. 4th Edition, Sigma Theta Tau. 2021. | ||||||||
| 7 | Atsauču un darbā izmantoto avotu un literatūras saraksta noformēšanas metodiskie norādījumi RSU, 2016 | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Ellis P. Evidence-based Practice in Nursing. 3rd Edition, SAGE Publ. Ltd., 2016. | ||||||||
