EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE PERSPECTIVES

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This course introduces students to the fundamentals and principles of Evidence -Based Practice (EBP) and its relation to nursing practice. The resources available to facilitate EBP in nursing practice, the models for implementation, the steps, the component s of the establishment of the clinical question in the PICO format (Patient, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome) and the statistical analysis are discussed. General strategies to undertake an evidence-based project are discussed. The challenges and strengths of existing clinical evidence, the role of nursing professionals and their application in patient care, are analyzed. It facilitates the development of competencies related to knowledge of nursing practice, population health, scholarship for the nursing discipline, quality and safety, information and healthcare technologies. 45 hours of theory are required