Ateneo - UPO

Evidence Based Nursing

• Denise F. Polit, Cheryl Tatano Beck – Fondamenti di Ricerca Infermieristica. Ed. Mc Graw Hill, Milano 2014. Edizione Italiana a cura di Alvisa Palese
• “La ricerca infermieristica”di A. James, A. Fain. Ed. McGraw Hill, Milano, 2004;
• “Teoria e Tecnica Psicometrica. Costruire un test psicologico” di C. Chiorri. McGraw-Hill. Milano. 2011
• “Evidence-Based Clinical Practice La pratica clinico-assistenziale basata su prove di efficacia 2/ed” di Paolo Chiari, Daniela Mosci, Enrico Naldi, Centro Studi EBN. McGraw Hill, 2011;
• “Introduzione alla Ricerca Infermieristica – I fondamenti teorici e gli elementi di base per comprenderla nella realtà italiana” di Cecilia Sironi. Casa editrice Ambrosiana, 2010;
• “Metodologia della ricerca infermieristica – Edizione Quinta” di Geri LoBiondo-Wood, Judith Haber. McGraw Hill, Milano, 2002
• “Evidence – Based Nursing – A guide to Clinical Practice” di DiCenso. Ed. Elsevier Mosby, 2005
• “La ricerca bibliografica” di E.Vellone - M.Sciuto. Ed. McGraw-Hill, Milano, 2001;

At the end of course the student will be able to:
- describe the main characteristics of study designs;
- read and critique a research report;
- read and critique a systematic review;
- define the process of evidence based practice and apply it;

English and statistical elements

Power point presentation and group exercises.

Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/services-students-physical-or-learning-disabilities

Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted the University Staff, can refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination modalities, concerning academic aspects.

The exam will consist of a written test and an oral examination.

The written test will consist of 32 mostly multiple-choice questions (totaling 24 points) designed to assess: 1) the student's knowledge regarding the research process, structure of a scientific article, publication process, evidence-based practice, main study designs, functioning of the internet and online research; 2) the student's ability to read and understand the results of a scientific article (the article text will be provided before the test to allow sufficient time for reading).

Students will be eligible to take the oral examination only if they have achieved a total score of at least 60% of the maximum possible score.

The duration of the written test will be 40 minutes.

In the oral examination, the ability to apply the acquired knowledge will be assessed through critical reading of a scientific article of specific nursing interest (quantitative/qualitative, primary/secondary literature). The oral examination will be considered successful if the candidate demonstrates sufficient knowledge of the theoretical concepts as well as adequate critical understanding of a scientific article (e.g., correctly identifying the research question based on reading the abstract, interpreting result tables, forest plots, process of conducting a qualitative study, etc.).

Failure to pass the oral examination will require repeating the entire exam (written and oral). To achieve a score of 30/30 with honors, the student must demonstrate excellent knowledge of all the topics covered during the course.

- Quantitative design
- Systematic review
- Randomized controlled trial
- Evidence based practice
- The research article

Below are reported the expected learning outcomes of this training module:
Knowledge and understanding
Students at the end of the course can:
- describe different study designs and evaluate their applicability in nursing research
- describe the research process
- describe the process of evidence-based practice

This knowledge is acquired during theoretical lectures and classroom practice and is assessed by both written and oral examination.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding.

At the end of the course, students can:
- critically analyse a research report
- conduct the evidence-based practice process.

These skills are acquired during classroom and computer-based exercises and are assessed in both written and oral examinations.
Making judgements

At the end of the course, students can assess which organisational, educational and care problems can be identified to develop a EBP process. This skill is acquired during classroom and computer-based exercises.