- NURSNG716 Evidence Based Practice II
- Course Description
- In this course students will refine and extend the competencies introduced in Evidence Based Practice I with emphasis on generating evidence for practice in implementing practice innovations. Emphasis will be placed on the evaluation of practice, practice improvement initiatives and the development and utilization of evidence-based practice. The end product of this course will serve as the foundation for the Capstone project in the last year of study.
Prerequisite: Permission of program director. For further information about how to register, please click here. - Academic Information
- Credits: 3
- Schedule & Fee
- Dates: Sep 13 - Dec 10
Class #: 15348
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total Course Fee: $1335 - Instructor
- Eileen Stuart-Shor
Eileen.Stuart-Shor@umb.edu | Bio - Book Information
- Required Texts:
- Melnyk, BM & Fineout-Overholt E. (2005) Evidence Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare; A Guide to Best Practice. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
- Polit, D. F., & Beck, C. T. (2010). Essentials of Nursing Research: Appraising Evidence for Nursing Practice. (7th ed) Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
- Zaccagnini ME, & White KW. (2010) The Doctor of Nursing Practice Essentials; A New Model for Advanced Practice Nursing. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, LLC.
Suggested Resources:- American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, D. C. http://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx
- Chism, LA. (2010) The Doctor of Nursing Practice; A Guidebook for Role Development and Professional Issues. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, LLC.
- Coghlan, D., & Brannick, T. (2005). Doing action research in your own organization (2nd ed.). London: Sage Publications.
- Creswell, J. W. (2008). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods approaches. (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
- Fawcett J & Garity J. (2009) Evaluating Research for Evidence-based Nursing Practice. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company.
- Galvan, JL. (2009) Writing Literature Reviews. (4th ed). Glendale CA: Pyrzcak Publishing.
- Garrard, J. (2007). Health sciences literature review made easy: The matrix method (2nd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, LLC. (alternative to Ridley below)
- Holden, D. J., & Zimmerman, M. (2009). A practical guide to program evaluation Planning: Theory and Case Examples. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage.
- Locke, L. F., Spirduso, W. W., & Silverman, S. J. (2008). Proposals that work: A guide for planning dissertations and grant proposals (5th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
- Munro BH. (1997) Statistical Methods for Health Care Research (3rd ed). Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven Publishers.
- Polit, D. F., & Beck, C. T. (2004). Nursing Research. Principles and Methods (7 ed., Rev.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 103-111.
- Portney, L. G., & Watkins, M. P. (2009). Foundations of clinical research: Applications to Practice (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.
- Ridley, D. (2008). The literature review: A step-by-step guide for students. Los Angeles: Sage Publications Inc. (alternative to Garrard above)
- Rossi R.H, Freeman H.E. & Lipsey M.W. (2004) Evaluation: A Systematic Approach. (7th ed). Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications.
- Speziale H.J., & Carpenter D.R. (2007) Qualitative Research in Nursing: Advancing the Humanistic Imperative. (4th ed) Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Wimba Requirement
- UMB online courses use Wimba classroom (a live discussion tool) at least twice during the semester. Information about Horizon Wimba can be found at www.dlvpc.umb.edu/wimbasupport.htm. Your course meetings in Wimba Classroom will be:
- Wimba session 1: Sep 16th, 7:30 - 9:00pm
- Wimba session 2: Oct 14th, 7:30 - 9:00pm
- Wimba session 3: Nov 18th, 7:30 - 9:00pm
- Wimba session 4: Dec 9th, 7:00 - 9:00pm (Capstone proposal)