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UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

COLLEGE OF NURSING

COURSE SYLLABUS

Spring 2013

COURSE NUMBER NUR 3169

COURSE TITLE Inquiry and Evidence in Professional Nursing Practice

CREDITS 3

PLACEMENT BSN Program: 2nd Semester Upper Division

PREREQUISITES Admission to Upper Division BSN Program

COREQUISITES None

FACULTY Jennifer Harrison Elder, PhD, RN, FAAN

Professor and Associate Dean for Research

HPNP 2301A (352) 273-6318

Office hours: Tuesday 12:00 to 1:00 and 4:00 to 5:00 pm

Anastasia Albanese O’Neill, RN

PhD Student and Graduate Teaching Assistant

DEPARTMENT CHAIR Martha J. Snider, EdD, RN

HPNP 4221 (352) 273-6359

Office hours: By appointment only

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The purpose of this course is to examine the processes required to translate and integrate evidence into nursing practice. Emphasis is on evaluation and application of scientific evidence affecting nurse-sensitive quality indicators. Focus is on an understanding of the ways in which cumulative interprofessional data sets are used.

COURSE OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1.  Explain the significance of using theories and conceptual frameworks in research.

2.  Identify processes of inquiry relevant to provision of evidence based healthcare by members of the interprofessional team.

3.  Demonstrate an understanding of the basic elements of the research process and models for applying evidence to clinical practice.

4.  Identify credible sources of evidence pertinent to clinical practice.

COURSE OBJECTIVES (continued):

5.  Identify nurse-sensitive quality indicators and performance measures.

6.  Analyze discrepancies between evidence based standards of care and common practices that impact client outcomes.

7.  Discuss legal and ethical issues pertinent to the acquisition of scientific evidence.

COURSE SCHEDULE

Section Day Time Room

1C59 Tuesday 12:50 -3:50pm G101

E-Learning (Sakai) is the course management system that you will use for this course.

E-Learning is accessed by using your Gatorlink account name and password at http://lss.at.ufl.edu. There are several tutorials and student help links on the E-Learning login site. If you have technical questions call the UF Computer Help Desk at 352-392-HELP or send email to .

It is important that you regularly check your Gatorlink account email for College and University wide information and the course E-Learning site for announcements and notifications.

Course websites are generally made available on the Friday before the first day of classes.

ATTENDANCE

Students are expected to be present for all scheduled classes, other learning experiences, and examinations. Students who have extraordinary circumstances preventing attendance should explain these circumstances to the course instructor prior to the scheduled class or as soon as possible thereafter. Instructors will then make an effort to accommodate reasonable requests. A grade penalty may be assigned for late assignments, including tests. There will be no make-ups for missed quizzes. Make-up exams for the tests will be given only under extenuating circumstances that could not have been predicted ahead of time and the format will be essay questions.

ACCOMMODATIONS DUE TO DISABILITY

Each semester, students are responsible for requesting a memorandum from the Disability Resource Center to notify faculty of their requested individual accommodations. This should be done at the start of the semester.

COUNSELING AND STUDENT HEALTH

Students may occasionally have personal issues that arise on the course of pursuing higher education or that may interfere with their academic performance. If you find yourself facing problems affecting your coursework, you are encouraged to talk with an instructor and to seek confidential assistance at the University of Florida Counseling Center, 352-392-1575, or Student Mental Health Services, 352-392-1171. Visit their web sites for more information: http://www.counsel.ufl.edu/ or http://www.health.ufl.edu/shcc/smhs/index.htm#urgent

STUDENT HANDBOOK

Students are to refer to the College of Nursing Student Handbook for information about College of Nursing policies, honor code, and professional behavior.

ACADEMIC HONESTY

The University of Florida Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution Policy may be found at http://www.dso.ufl.edu/sccr/honorcode.php

TOPICAL OUTLINE

1.  Relationships between and among theory, practice, and research

2.  Carper’s ways of knowing

3.  Principles and models of evidence-based practice

4.  Evaluating sources of evidence

5.  Nurse sensitive quality indicators and performance measures

6.  Forces driving research agendas in the professions

7.  Ethical conduct of scholarly work

8.  Qualitative research methods

9.  Quantitative research methods

a.  Problems, questions, and hypothesis

b.  Design

c.  Reliability and validity

d.  Sampling

e.  Data analysis and meta-analysis

10.  Dissemination of scholarship

11.  Translation of evidence into practice

TEACHING METHODS

Class discussion of article summaries and readings.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Written assignments, quizzes, tests, readings, research article summaries

EVALUATION METHODS/COURSE GRADE CALCULATION

Article summary 1 10%

Article summary 2 10%

Test 1 30%

Test 2 35%

Quizzes (pop) 15%

Feedback on Assignments/Papers will be returned within 2 weeks.

GRADING SCALE/QUALITY POINTS

A 95-100 (4.0) C 74-79* (2.0)

A- 93-94 (3.67) C- 72-73 (1.67)

B+ 91- 92 (3.33) D+ 70-71 (1.33)

B 84-90 (3.0) D 64-69 (1.0)

B- 82-83 (2.67) D- 62-63 (0.67)

C+ 80-81 (2.33) E 61 or below (0.0)

* 74 is the minimal passing grade

For more information on grades and grading policies, please refer to University’s grading policies:

https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/regulations/info/grades.aspx

REQUIRED TEXT

Houser, J. (2012). Nursing research: Reading, using, and creating evidence. (2nd ed.).

Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett .


WEEKLY CLASS SCHEDULE

DATE / TOPIC/EVALUATION / ASSIGNMENTS/READINGS
(All readings from the Houser text unless otherwise noted)
1/7 / Course overview
Introduction to nursing research
History of nursing research / Ch. 1
1/15 / Searching the literature - library orientation
Beth Auten, Librarian / TBA
1/22 / Ways of knowing
Theory-practice-research relationship
Principles & models of evidence based practice
Guest researcher: Dr. Leslie Parker / Ch. 2 and 6
1/29 / Quantitative research – problems, questions and hypothesis
Guest researcher: TBA / Ch. 4
2/5 / Literature review and conceptual frameworks and theories
Guest researcher: Dr. Jeanne Stacciarini / Ch. 5
2/12 / Research design and sampling
Guest researcher: Dr. Brian Ahn / Ch. 7, 8 and 12
2/19 / Test 1
2/26 / Measurement, data collection
and data analysis
Guest researcher: / Ch. 9, 10 and 13
3/4 / Spring Break
3/11 / Quantitative research- reliability, validity, data analysis and meta analysis
Guest researcher: Dr. Linda Cowan / Ch. 11
3/18 / Qualitative and mixed research
Guest researcher: Christa Cook, PhD student / Ch. 16
3/25 / Critique of nursing research
Guest researcher: Toni Glover, PhD student / Ch. 14, 15 and 17


WEEKLY CLASS SCHEDULE

DATE / TOPIC/EVALUATION / ASSIGNMENTS/READINGS
(All readings from the Houser text unless otherwise noted)
4/1 / Ethics and evaluating sources of evidence
Guest researcher: Jinger Sellinger, PhD student / Ch. 3
4/8 / Dissemination and translation of evidence into practice
Forces driving the research agenda and nursing quality indicators
Guest researcher: Dr. Charlene Krueger / Ch. 18 and 19
National Institute of Health
(NIH)
National Institute of Nursing Research(NINR)
See web links in Sakai course site
4/15 / Test 2 @ 5:00 p.m. in testing center
Approved: / Academic Affairs Committee:
General Faculty:
UF Curriculum Committee: / 09/09
09/09
10/09

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