Study Guide

Objective

The student understands the concept and role of evidence-based nursing in health and social services. He/she understands the role of nurses in evidence-based practice and is committed to his/her role. The student actively searches and uses scientific knowledge in various nursing duties and decision-making and later in his/her Bachelor's Thesis. The student is able to understand the importance of common practices and act accordingly. The student is able to search information from health science databases. He/she knows how to define nursing needs and how to plan, implement and evaluate nursing in accordance with the nursing process. The student knows how to use nursing scientific knowledge in decision-making and is motivated to pursue evidence-based practice.

Content

The concept and goals of evidence-based practice. The most important health science databases and sources of summarised information. Defining nursing needs and planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing. Nursing science and its central concepts. Nursing science as a knowledge foundation for nursing practice and education.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2
The student has only a narrow surface understanding of the role of nursing scientific knowledge in decision-making. He/she uses nursing scientific concepts in a limited way, without an understanding of their meaning or connection to the practice of nursing. The students' information searching skills are limited and he/she does not know how to seek information in the most important health science databases. His/her learning assignments are lacking in relation to the instructions, with limited use of sources and considerable errors in the referencing system. The student's work is unplanned and of poor quality. He/ she presents learning assignments in a shallow manner, contributing with little information, without visual aids, reading from the paper. When he/she gives feedback to peers, it becomes apparent that the student has a limited understanding of the concept of peer feedback, and his/her questions are comments rather than questions. The student is passive in seminars, with little or no contribution.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4
The student understands the role of nursing scientific knowledge and uses contemporary nursing scientific sources in decision-making. He/she uses nursing scientific concepts and understand their meaning to the practice of nursing. The student knows how to search information in the most important health science databases. The student follows instructions given on learning assignments and, when writing references, observes the Seinäjoki UAS guidelines on written assignments. The student works in a deliberate, mostly self-directed manner and in a responsible, planned way. The student prepares for and uses visual aids in presentations of learning assignments. The student prepares for and provides peer feedback in a constructive way. The student actively takes part in seminar discussions.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
The students demonstrates interest in and understands the role of nursing scientific knowledge and applies contemporary nursing scientific sources in decision-making. The student uses nursing scientific concepts extensively, analytically and critically. The student knows how to search information in the most important health science databases. The student applies the information extensively and critically. He/she follows instructions given on learning assignments and, when writing references, observes the Seinäjoki UAS guidelines on written assignments. The student works in a deliberate, self-directed, responsible and planned manner. He/she carefully prepares for presentations of learning assignments, uses visual aids and distictive and creative solutions. The student prepares for and provides peer feedback in a critical way, suggesting new perspectives to the topic. The student actively takes part in seminar discussions and widens the perspective on the concept under discussion.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Failed = 0
The student demonstrates no understanding of the role of nursing scientific knowledge in decision-making. He/she does not know nursing scientific concepts, their meaning or connection to the practice of nursing. The student does not know how to search information in the most important health science databases. His/her learning assignments are lacking in relation to the instructions, with major errors in the referencing system. The students' work is unplanned and of poor quality. His/her presentation on learning assignments is inadequate or he/she fails to give the presentations.When he/she gives feedback to peers, it becomes apparent that the student has a limited understanding of the concept of peer feedback, or the student completely fails to give feedback. The student is passive in seminars, with little or no contribution.

Qualifications

No prerequisites