COURSE AIMS and LEARNING OUTCOMES

The main aim of this section of the eResource is to introduce you to the importance of evidence based practice as a central tenet to professional nursing practice

By the end of this section you should be able to:-

• Define evidence based practice.
• Identify the various forms of evidence that can be used to help develop practice.
• Consider why professional nursing practice has to be evidence based.

LINKING THE THEORY TO PRACTICE

Please view the following short video clip. This link should help to demonstrate the relevance and applicability of using evidence to support clinical practice.

SELF DIRECTED ACTIVITY
Click on the two NMC links below which will enable you to access the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s Guidance for Professional Conduct for Nursing and Midwifery Students (2010) and The Code of Professional Conduct (2015), identifying what the professional body state about our accountability and evidence based practice.

Weblink: NMC Guidance on Professional Conduct

Weblink: NMC Code of Professional Conduct

FORMATIVE QUESTIONS

Following on from the above activity, please attempt to answer the following three formative assessment questions. You can click to receive immediate feedback on your answers. These three formative assessment questions are not marked and will not affect your overall module score.  You are strongly encouraged to undertake the formative assessment questions before proceeding and prior to undertaking the summative assessment questions at the end of this section.

SECTION SUMMARY

This section should have introduced you to the importance of evidence based practice as a central tenet to professional nursing practice.

You should now be in a position to:

• Define evidence based practice
• Identify the various forms of evidence that can be used to help develop practice
• Consider why professional nursing practice has to be evidence based

Before leaving, please ensure that you have achieved the learning outcomes for this section of the course

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

Prior to taking your first summative test using the QuestionMark program you may wish to take the 'Sample QuestionMark Test'. This sample test is useful in showing you the type of questions to expect and for getting you familiar with the QuestionMark interface where all subsequent tests for this module will be hosted from. You will be shown the score you obtain on the sample test to give you an indication of how well you have done but it will not count towards your overall final module score. NB: Be careful that you do not inadvertently click on the Phase 1 tests until you are ready to take them, as once accessed, you must complete them.

Only when you have completed all of the above activities should you attempt the summative QuestionMark test. Your QuestionMark username and password are the same as your QOL login details. All assessments can be accessed from the 'Link to the EBN1 Tests in QuestionMark' tab within the NFM1105 Modules tab on Canvas. To navigate to QOL/Canvas and log into the summative assessment program 'QuestionMark' and attempt the Phase 1 Section A Test (Click here)