Lecturers, Peers, Personal Tutor, Clinical Placements, Clinical Supervisor/ Mentor/Facilitator/Specialists, Classroom, Seminar Room, Skills Laboratories, Access to a PC/ CD Rom/Virtual Learning Environment including Blackboard and Pebblepad, Library and Learning Resource Centre, PowerPoint, TV and Video, Video Camera, Audio Tape, Flipcharts and Pens.

Aveyard H (2010) Doing A Literature Review in Health and Social Care A Practical Guide (2nd edition) Maidenhead, Open University Press
Parahoo K (2006) Nursing Research: Principles, Process and Issues (2nd edition) Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan
Webb, C and Roe, B.H. (2007) Reviewing Research Evidence for Nursing Practice: Systematic Reviews. London, Blackwell

Contact Hours: (50 hours)
30 Lead lectures
15 hours Student presentations
5 hours group/individual tutorials

Independent Study Hours: (250 hours)
50 hours Literature search
50 hours Preparation for interactive lectures, seminars and tutorials
50 hours Carrying out individual work
100 hours Assessment preparation

The aim of this module is to enable you to prepare for the registered nurses role in enabling evidence based practice/ service improvements. This includes in identifying and providing evidence based solutions to problems, processes and issues that may require improvement within nursing practice.
In order to achieve this the indicative module content will focus on three themes:

Quality, practice and service development
An introduction to contemporary approaches to health service/nursing quality and service improvement reinforcing the relationship between clinical governance and patient safety. An introduction to tools and processes including approaches to audit and process mapping. Critical incident analysis.
Patient and public/service user and carer involvement in governance and research

Change theory and management
An introduction to change management, organisational culture, change theory and strategies.
The role of the registered nurse as change agent within the multi disciplinary team

Research and Evidence based practice
The application of philosophy and values to research and evidence based practice.
The utility of evidence and concepts of trustworthiness, reliability, validity and rigor.
Principles of research ethics and the role of NRES.
Approaches to Literature review
Judging the ethical integrity of the evidence.
Comparative utility of quantitative and qualitative research designs
The value of statistical evidence in the understanding of health and social care research.
Research governance.
Project management.

A seminar presentation weighted at 100% (assessing all Learning outcomes) 40 minutes to include 10 minutes for group questions and discussion

The presentation of the key points gained from a literature review of available/appropriate evidence to an issue or problem within the student's area of practice. The presentation should include the identification of the problem/area for improvement including quality and safety issues , review of the available evidence base considering the utility of evidence, recommendations based upon the available evidence and select an appropriate theory to underpin the change

Additional Assessment Details (including formative feedback / assessment):
Formative assessment will involve group discussion, seminar involvement and the use of individual and group tutorials to clarify, explore and discuss the focus of the issue used for the assignment and subsequent changes in practice.

Enrolment on the RN/ BSc or Dip Nursing Practice
Successful completion of NMC outcomes for entry to branch programmes
Access to practice placements