Study Guide

Objective

Students are able to search and take use of evidence-based knowledge and scientific research in development of clinical nursing.
Using evidence-based knowledge and a multiprofessional approach, students are able to assess patients'/clients' health, ability to function and needs for urgent care or rehabilitation, and to apply various assessment methods.
Students are able to apply evidence-based knowledge in making quality decisions and providing nursing care based upon personal clinical expertise in combination with the most current, relevant research available on the topic.

Content

Evidence-based nursing
The strenghts of evidene-based practice
Identifying the needs for development in clinical nursing
Developing methods in clinical, evidence-based nursing
Development of evidence-based nursing as a process

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students are able to describe and define basic concepts in clinical expertise and evidence-based nursing.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students are able to critically analyse the content of clinical expertise and apply to practice what they have learnt. Students know how to use various evidence-based counselling, consultation and communication methods.
Students are able to analyze and apply evidence-based knowledge in development of clinical nursing.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students are able to compare and evaluate concepts in clinical expertise and extensively and critically apply to practice evidence-based knowledge. Students are able to evaluate and develop various evidence-based
counselling, communication and consultation methods.