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Nursing applied to emergency, mental health and management - mod. METHODOLOGY OF THE RESEARCH - EBM (AN)
DANIA COMPARCINI

Seat Medicina e Chirurgia
A.A. 2013-2014
Credits 2
Hours 24
Period 1^ semestre
Language ENG
U-gov code MT02-11-11 MT177

Prerequisites

 Basic knowledge in scientific writing and informatics.

Development of the course

The course aims to provide basic knowledge in research methodology and to develop specialized skills to integrate research findings into clinical decision making.

Teaching method: Lecturers and practical experiences.

Learning outcomes

To describe historical background and development of Evidence-Based Practice,  sources of nursing knowledge and different approaches to research.

To describe epidemiological studies design and analyze main differences between primary and secondary research.

To develop practical skills in online research (PubMed).

To deepen main phases of study protocol.

Program

1. Introduction of nursing research: historical background and development.

• Nursing research: definition, principles, aims and application area.

• Historical background of Evidence Based Practice: biomedical sources.
• Phases in the research process.
• Sources of nursing knowledge and hierarchy of evidence.
• Nursing research: qualitative vs quantitative research.

 

1. Epidemiological studies: the basics.

• Many approaches to research: differences between observational and experimental studies.
• Observational studies’ classification: descriptive, cross-sectional, case-control and cohort studies.
• Experimental studies: clinical trial (fundamental).
• Literature review (fundamental).

 

 3. Clinical decision making: research question and online networks.

• Research question: background vs foreground.
• The PICO(M) method.
• Searching evidence: main online databases.
• Finding the research for evidence-based practice: PubMed.

 

 

4. Study protocol.

• Phases of nursing research: study protocol’ s main components.
• Methods and instrument of data collection.
• Reference styles: Harvard e Vancouver Styles.
• Ethical aspects.

Development of the examination

Oral and/or multiple choise test.

Recommended reading

Chiari P.,Mosci D., Naldi E. & Centro Studi EBN. (2011) Evidence-Based Clinical Practice. La pratica clinico assistenziale basata su prove di efficacia 2/ed. Milano: McGrew Hill.

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