NS3310 - Applying Evidence to Practice

Credit points:	03
Year:	2013
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Nursing, Midwifery & Nutrition

This subject focuses on the translation of evidence to nursing and midwifery practice. Students build on concepts of evidence introduced in the prerequisite subject NS3118. Students are taught the processes of applying evidence at the point of care and evaluating the effectiveness of the change process used.

Learning Outcomes

• assess current nursing or midwifery practice in a clinical setting relevant to a focused clinical question;
• recommend a clinical course of action;
• construct an evidence implementation plan for evidence based change;
• plan to implement the clinical change;
• plan to evaluate the process of change management used.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
• The ability to find and access information using appropriate media and technologies;
• The ability to evaluate that information;
• An understanding of the economic, legal, ethical, social and cultural issues involved in the use of information;
• The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to manage future career and personal development;
• The ability to read complex and demanding texts accurately, critically and insightfully;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively.

Prerequisites:	NS3118
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	NS3320 NS3370

Availabilities
External, Study Period 2
Census Date 29-Aug-2013
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor David Lindsay
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	indicative only.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.