The aim of this assessment is to assess students’ understanding of the barriers and facilitators to achieving evidencebased practice, the strategies that can be implemented to improve compliance with policies and clinical practice guidelines, and strategies to ensure sustained compliance with policies and clinical practice guidelines are adhered to beyond the initial implementation period. NOTE: The case study in vUWS is provided as an example of poor adherence to a policy or guideline and you do not need to refer to the case study when providing your answers. Read through the following information to understand, and meet the requirements of this assessment:
School of Nursing and Midwifery NURS2036 Evidence-Based Practice for Nursing and Midwifery Autumn 2022 Edition: Autumn 2022 Copyright ©2022 University Western Sydney trading as Western Sydney University ABN 53 014 069 881 CRICOS Provider No: 00917K No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the prior written permission from the Dean of the School. Copyright for acknowledged materials reproduced herein is retained by the copyright holder. All readings in this publication are copied under licence in accordance with Part VB of the Copyright Act 1968. Subject Details Subject Code: NURS2036 Subject Name: Evidence-Based Practice for Nursing and Midwifery Credit Points: 10 Subject Level: 2 Assumed Knowledge: Professional communication and the roles and responsibilities of registered nurse or midwife. Note: Students with any problems, concerns or doubts should discuss those with the Subject Coordinator as early as they can. Subject Coordinator Name: Jann P Foster Phone: (02) 9685 9115 Location: EB.LG.80 South Parramatta Campus Email:
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[email protected] Note: The relevant Learning Guide Companion supplements this document Contents 1 About Evidence-Based Practice for Nursing and Midwifery 2 1.1 An Introduction to this Subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.2 What is Expected of You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.3 Changes to Subject as a Result of Past Student Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 Assessment Information 5 2.1 Subject Learning Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2.2 Approach to Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2.3 Assessment Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2.4 Assessment Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2.4.1 Quiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2.4.2 Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2.4.3 Presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 2.5 General Submission Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 3 Teaching and Learning Activities 18 4 Learning Resources 21 4.1 Recommended Readings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 1 1 About Evidence-Based Practice for Nursing and Midwifery 1.1 An Introduction to this Subject Evidence-Based Practice for Nursing and Midwifery is designed to develop students’ knowledge in accessing and making judgments to translate the best available evidence, which includes the most current, valid, and available research findings into practice. General concepts associated with evidence-based health care are explored including conducting literature searches from a wide range of sources, reviewing and appraising research and other evidence, using and translating research into practice. 1.2 What is Expected of You Study Load A student is expected to study an hour per credit point a week. For example a 10 credit point Subject would require 10 hours of study per week. This time includes the time spent within classes during lectures, tutorials or practicals. Note for Summer Terms: As Summer subjects deliver the same content and classes over a shorter period of time, the subjects are run in a more intensive mode. Regardless of the delivery mode, the study hours for each subject in Summer A will be around 22 hours; in Summer B, around 30 hours. Attendance It is strongly recommended that students attend all scheduled learning activities to support their learning. 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Important policies affecting students include: – Assessment Policy – Bullying Prevention Policy and – Guidelines – Enrolment Policy – Examinations Policy – Review of Grade Policy 2 https://vuws.westernsydney.edu.au/ https://vuws.westernsydney.edu.au/ http://www.westernsydney.edu.au/currentstudents/current_students/services_and_facilities/uwsonline_student_support http://www.westernsydney.edu.au/currentstudents/current_students/services_and_facilities/uwsonline_student_support https://policies.westernsydney.edu.au/document/view.current.php?id=227 https://policies.westernsydney.edu.au/document/view.current.php?id=99 https://policies.westernsydney.edu.au/document/view.current.php?id=240 https://policies.westernsydney.edu.au/document/view.current.php?id=19 https://policies.westernsydney.edu.au/document/view.current.php?id=204 https://policies.westernsydney.edu.au/document/view.current.php?id=203 – Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy – Disruption to Studies Policy – Student Misconduct Rule – Teaching and Learning - Fundamental Code – Student Code of Conduct Academic Integrity and Student Misconduct Rule Western cares about your success as a student and in your future career. Studying with academic integrity safeguards your professional reputation and your degree. All Western students must: – be familiar with the policies listed above; – apply principles of academic integrity; – act honestly and ethically in producing all academic work and assessment tasks; and – submit work that is their own and acknowledge any sources used in their work. Each time you submit an assessment, you will declare that you have completed it individually, unless it is a group assignment. In the case of a group assignment, each group member should be ready to document their individual contribution if needed. You will also declare that no part of your submission has been: – copied from any other student’s work or from any other source except where appropriate acknowledgement is made in the assignment;