Health Sciences

USING EVIDENCE TO LEAD AND ADVANCE PRACTICE LEVEL 7

This module will introduce the concepts and skills of evidence-based practice. In doing so, it will explore and critically analyse core theories, policies and models that support and underpin evidence-based practice. You will be facilitated to turn clinical and leadership queries into advanced practice focused questions, from which you can search the evidence. You will be supported to identify effective strategies for identifying and communicating the need for change associated with national and international quality standards and findings from research. You will also be introduced to a range of quantitative and qualitative research data collection and data analysis methods. These can be used to measure the impact of change in terms of quality improvement and transformation at the point of care within your area and scope of advanced practice.

This module advances your professional development by drawing on the four pillars of advanced practice: management and leadership, education, research and advanced clinical practice. It reinforces the core principle that advanced practice is a level of practice rather than a particular role.

Learning Outcomes

- To critically discuss, interpret and examine the concept of evidence-based practice
- Identify, interpret and analyze the relative strengths and limitations of different types of evidence
- Apply skills of research to formulate a problem into an answerable format
- Undertake a review of the literature, interpret, appraise and evaluate research evidence
- Critically evaluate different research methods and apply a working knowledge of the associated data collection, interpretation and analysis to approaches used
- Synthesise a critical discussion of the skills required to implement evidence in practice
- Apply and analyse reflections as an aspect of evidence-based practice

Teaching & Assessment

Teaching
- Online delivered in six fortnightly blocks
- Independent study
- Group activities

Assessment
- Written Assignment: 4000-word report

How to Apply / Disclaimer / Part of EPP / APP

To apply for this as a single module as part of your Continuing Professional Development please enter the application system via Professional Development.

Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the modules listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the annual monitoring, review and update of modules and regular (five-yearly) review of course programmes. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes and their constituent modules, there will normally be prior consultation of students and others. It is also possible that the University may not be able to offer a module for reasons outside of its control, such as the illness of a member of staff or sabbatical leave. In some cases optional modules can have limited places available and so you may be asked to make additional module choices in the event you do not gain a place on your first choice. Where this is the case, the University will endeavour to inform students.