NUR-40120 - Module Specification
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

This module will provide students with the opportunity to understand the importance of best evidence in contemporary nursing and healthcare practice, and the ability to locate, evaluate, and use best evidence in developing aspects of the healthcare that they deliver. This module will also provide students with the ability to critically reflect upon clinical effectiveness while demonstrating creativity, reasoning, and evaluative reflection. It will combine a mixture of lecture presentations, small group tutorials, personal reading, and personal reflective exercises in order to increase the student's research-mindedness and confidence in their skills to improve clinical practice.

This module aims to promote understanding of the importance of best evidence in contemporary clinical practice and its relationship to research. It also aims to improve students' ability to locate, evaluate, and use best evidence in developing aspects of clinical practice.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Discuss the principles of evidence-based practice and the political context within which it is located: 1
Implement strategies for accessing sources of graded evidence and critically appraise and synthesise current research, evidence and professional practice relevant to their own professional development: 1
Demonstrate a critical understanding of the research process and the ability to comment on the appropriateness of underpinning methodological approaches to research: 1
Demonstrate an understanding of basic statistical principles, determine their appropriateness of their application to data and their relevance in terms of indicating clinical effectiveness: 1
Distinguish between the appropriateness of research or audit and provide a rationale for selecting a particular research methodology or audit approach for a specific issue: 1
Critically reflect upon clinical effectiveness and demonstrate creativity, reasoning and evaluative reflection: 1

Study hours

This module will take a blended approach to teaching & learning by incorporating a range of strategies underpinning the required study hours. These include lectures, discussion, tutorials, essay preparation & private study.
Lectures / Discussion - 40 hours
Tutorial Preparation - 5 hours
Guided Independent Study - 30 hours
Preparation for Assessment / Wider Reading - 75 hours

School Rules

Prerequisites - course entry requirements and registration with relevant professional body. No barred combinations.

Description of Module Assessment