Module Descriptors
EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE - PARAMEDIC SCIENCE
NURS50498
Key Facts
Faculty of Health Sciences
Level 5
30 credits
Contact
Leader: Lesley Hayes
Email: L.A.Hayes@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 264
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 50%
- ASSIGNMENT - SECOND ASSIGNMENT weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Enrolment on appropriate pre-registration programme
Access to practice placements
Access to practice placements
Module Texts
Bowling A and Ebrahim S (eds.), (2005), Handbook of health research methods; investigation measurement and analysis, Open University Press, Glasgow.
Chambers R & Wakley G (2000) Making Clinical governance work for you Oxford, Radcliff Medical Press.
Greenhalgh, T. (2006) How to read a paper; the process of evidence based-medicine (3rd edition), London, Blackwell Publishing
JRCALC, (2006) UK ambulance service clinical practice guidelines [online at www2.warick.ac.uk]
Chambers R & Wakley G (2000) Making Clinical governance work for you Oxford, Radcliff Medical Press.
Greenhalgh, T. (2006) How to read a paper; the process of evidence based-medicine (3rd edition), London, Blackwell Publishing
JRCALC, (2006) UK ambulance service clinical practice guidelines [online at www2.warick.ac.uk]
Module Resources
Lecturers, peers, personal tutor, clinical placements, clinical mentor, classroom, seminar room, access to PC with CD rom, virtual learning environment including blackboard, pebblepad, library and resource centre, powerpoint, TV and video, video camera, audiotape , flipchart and pens
Module Learning Strategies
Contact Hours: (36)
30 hours Lead lectures and group work
6 hours Group tutorials
Independent Study Hours: (264)
70 hours Background reading and individual work
70 hours Assessment preparation
60 hours Group work
64 hours Accessing blackboard
30 hours Lead lectures and group work
6 hours Group tutorials
Independent Study Hours: (264)
70 hours Background reading and individual work
70 hours Assessment preparation
60 hours Group work
64 hours Accessing blackboard
Module Indicative Content
Searching for information, assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of a variety of sources of evidence. Levels of evidence; awareness of research design, methods, techniques. Appraisal of the trustworthiness, reliability and validity of research, judging the ethical integrity of research. Through the process of developing knowledge in these areas and skill in appraisal students shall develop the capacity for making a balanced, justified judgment about the utility of evidence assessed.
An introduction to clinical governance and the importance of audit in maintaining practice standards. Outcome measures and the importance of gathering data in order to audit practice. Recording data in relation to the audit trail.
An introduction to clinical governance and the importance of audit in maintaining practice standards. Outcome measures and the importance of gathering data in order to audit practice. Recording data in relation to the audit trail.
Module Additional Assessment Details
1500 word critical appraisal of a research article with supporting evidence of the appraisal process weighted at (50%) (Contributes to meeting learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3)
1500 word assignment on the link between evidence and practice (50%) (Contributes to meeting learning outcomes 1, 3 and 4)
Formative assessment
Group work - appraisal of research papers
Group work - presentations
Both module assessments must be passed in order to pass the module.
1500 word assignment on the link between evidence and practice (50%) (Contributes to meeting learning outcomes 1, 3 and 4)
Formative assessment
Group work - appraisal of research papers
Group work - presentations
Both module assessments must be passed in order to pass the module.