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HEA542 - Informing Practice With Evidence

2023

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Nursing

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Unit Description

Contemporary professionals work in various environments that require the implementation and maintenance of evidence based practice. This unit focuses on the development of skills and knowledge to critically reflect on and integrate evidence into practice. Students will explore various types of evidence, evaluate the standard of evidence and demonstrate its application to inform professional interventions, treatments, and decision-making processes from the perspective of your clients, your clinical expertise and organisational perspectives. Students will review research literature and clinical practice guidelines, and critique how this information applies to the students' own practice.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Identify, describe and analyse the role of evidence in practice in relation to client, clinician, and organisational perspectives
2.	Locate, critique and synthesise existing research literature in relation to their specialty practice area
3.	Identify, describe and critique clinical guidelines used in practice
4.	Analyse the clinical relevance of research evidence and apply evidence from research findings into professional practice
5.	Identify, describe and appraise evidence from a range of research paradigms

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Tutorial Presentation (10 mins and 1000 words)	20%	1 - Identify, describe and analyse the role of evidence in practice in relation to client, clinician, and organisational perspectives 2 - Locate, critique and synthesise existing research literature in relation to their specialty practice area 4 - Analyse the clinical relevance of research evidence and apply evidence from research findings into professional practice
2.	Report (3000 words)	40%	1 - Identify, describe and analyse the role of evidence in practice in relation to client, clinician, and organisational perspectives 2 - Locate, critique and synthesise existing research literature in relation to their specialty practice area 4 - Analyse the clinical relevance of research evidence and apply evidence from research findings into professional practice 5 - Identify, describe and appraise evidence from a range of research paradigms
3.	Guideline (2000 words)	30%	1 - Identify, describe and analyse the role of evidence in practice in relation to client, clinician, and organisational perspectives 2 - Locate, critique and synthesise existing research literature in relation to their specialty practice area 3 - Identify, describe and critique clinical guidelines used in practice 4 - Analyse the clinical relevance of research evidence and apply evidence from research findings into professional practice 5 - Identify, describe and appraise evidence from a range of research paradigms
4.	Tutorial Quiz (30 mins)	10%	1 - Identify, describe and analyse the role of evidence in practice in relation to client, clinician, and organisational perspectives 2 - Locate, critique and synthesise existing research literature in relation to their specialty practice area 3 - Identify, describe and critique clinical guidelines used in practice 5 - Identify, describe and appraise evidence from a range of research paradigms

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