Continuing Education

Evidence Based Practice for Clinical Nurses

The knowledge base of nursing is growing exponentially and it is difficult for nurses to keep up with changes in their practice area. To provide optimal patient care, nurses need to be able to evaluate current research and research-based standards in deciding how to improve nursing practice. While nurses at the baccalaureate and graduate levels learn about evidence based practice and how to evaluate nursing research, many nurses still lack basic knowledge about research that will allow them to read and effectively evaluate current nursing research literature. A method to increase nurse’s knowledge of nursing research and EBP is needed so that nurses at all levels can begin to use EBP in their daily practice.

Purpose

The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to and over-view of EBP for clinical nurses. Course participants will work through the EBP process using hand hygiene as an exemplar. The convenient online format makes this course perfect for nurses to progress at their own pace as they learn how to use EBP in their clinical practice.

Objectives:

By the end of the course the learner will be able to:

Apply steps needed to implement EBP into nursing practice.
Discuss terminology and tools used to search for best practices and evidence.
Develop PICO questions.
Critique and synthesize nursing research articles to find the best evidence to support a practice change.
Translate EBP into nursing practice and evaluate practice change.
Develop presentations of EBP projects.
Discuss change and how to facilitate change teams to implement unit based EBP.
Discuss ethical issues related to EBP.

Course Content (contact hours)

Module 1: Overview of EBP (2)
Module 2: Steps of EBP, Formulating the clinical Question (1)
Module 3: Searching for the best evidence (2)
Module 4: Critiquing the evidence (3)
Module 5: Integration of all evidence to formulate practice change (2)
Module 6: Translate EBP into practice (2)
Module 7: Presentation of findings: podiums, posters and publications (1)
Module 8: Leading EBP teams (2)
Module 9: Ethics related to EBP (1)

The online course is offered using a variety of methods to promote interactivity and assessment of participants’ ability to apply what is learned to the clinical setting.

Course Dates

This is an open enrollment, web based instructor led course.

CE Credit

Those successfully completing the online course will be awarded 16 contact hours by the College of Nursing. The University of Oklahoma College of Nursing is approved as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the Colorado Nurses Association, which is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Registration/Pricing

For more information,contact the OU College of Nursing Office of Continuing Education Beverly Bowers at (405) 271-2062

The cost of the course is $200 per person and can be paid by credit card, check, or money order.

Corporate Licensing option is available for healthcare agencies. A 25 percent discount is offered to JBIO members.

For more information contact the OU College of Nursing Continuing Education Department (405) 271-2062 ext 49180.

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