Unit of Study NURS3006 Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

NURS2016 - Introduction to Nursing Research OR STAT2001 - Foundations of Evidence for Health Science Practitioners

Unit description

Further develop students’ understanding of the relationship between research and practice in nursing. Students will have the opportunity to apply their research knowledge and skills into practice by following the steps of evidence-based practice. This unit will assist students to generate research skills towards improving health care for patients and their varying contexts.

Unit content

Introduction to evidence-based practice in nursing
Developing a clinical question and searching for the best evidence
Critical appraisal of the evidence
Integrating clinical expertise and patient preferences and values
Evaluating and disseminating evidence-based practice
Evidence-based practice in nursing practice

The above is based on Evidence-based practice: step by step: the seven steps of evidence-based practice written by Melnyk et al. (2010).

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Coffs Harbour	Summer Term Term3	Summer Term Term3
Gold Coast	Summer Term Term3	Summer Term Term3
Lismore	Summer Term Term3	Summer Term Term3

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

explain the importance of evidence-based practice in relation to a clinical nursing problem

develop a clinical question using the PICO framework, and gather evidence using advanced search techniques

critically appraise evidence

link evidence to nursing practice and plan to evaluate expected outcomes

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 x 2 hours (Weekly (for 3 weeks))

Assessment
Case study	60%
Short written response	40%

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 x 2 hours (Weekly (for 3 weeks))

Assessment
Case study	60%
Short written response	40%

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 x 2 hours (Weekly (for 3 weeks))

Assessment
Case study	60%
Short written response	40%

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