Level 7 (30 credits) Evidence-Based Practice for Patient Care - Single module
- Part-time study available
- Alternative start dates available
- Duration :
One Semester, intake September and February
3 good reasons to study Evidence-Based Practice for Patient Care at Salford
- Develop the knowledge and skills to understand and apply the evidence to your current practice for the benefit of patient care
- Be part of a multi-disciplinary learning environment
- Delivered by staff who are subject experts in their field
You can take this course as a single module for continuing professional development or as part of the MSc Advanced Nursing
This module will explore:
- Searching: formulating a search question, selecting search terms, building up a search strategy, limiting searches and sources of health and social care information (e.g. MEDLINE; CINAHL; PSYCHINFO etc.)
- Appraising: for quantitative (e.g. RCT and survey); qualitative (e.g. participant observation); systematic reviews; policy documents and other evidence
- Synthesising: what is a systematic review, literature searching dimension plus appraisal; issues in synthesising RCT's Vs qualitative research
- Implementing findings into practice: need for change management; research evidence and other evidence; current approaches in health and social care (audit, guidelines, protocols, CRD, Cochrane, evaluation, performance review) and gaining local ownership
- You will be encouraged to draw from different areas of practice such as mental health, child care, older people in order to exploit the considerable professional experience/range of work settings