NURSING (TURKISH, PHD)
PhD	TR-NQF-HE: Level 8	QF-EHEA: Third Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 8

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
HEM6004	Evidence Based Practices	Spring	3	0	3	9

Basic information

Language of instruction:	Turkish
Type of course:	Must Course
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Prof. Dr. FATMA ETİ ASLAN
Course Lecturer(s):	Prof. Dr. FATMA ETİ ASLAN Prof. Dr. GÜLBEYAZ CAN
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	Give information to students about the decision-making using the best available evidence on individual patient preferences regarding patient care and achieve in practice .

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Knows the history of evidence based practices
2. Knows the concepts of evidence, evidence based practice, evidence based nursing
3. Know the components of evidence-based practice
4. Knows evidence resources
5. Knows how to apply evidence-based process. Knows the importance of the rights of the intellectual property.
6. Can make case studies on Evidence-based practice.

Course Content

Introduction to evidence-based nursing , basic concepts of evidence-based practice , evidence of resources and use of evidence-based nursing care , the process of evidence-based practice , evidence-based care practices in the analysis of case studies

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction
2)	Entrance to the historical process and the application of evidence-based practices
3)	Why are necessary evidence-based practices?
4)	Evidence-based practice basic skills
5)	Research and solving problems Research of evidence resources
6)	Source finding study with examples/Literature scanning
7)	Midterm
8)	Researches and using their results. Article review
9)	Finding and evaluation the evidence of basic nursing practices.
10)	Evidence-based nursing care steps
11)	Evidence-based practice process
12)	Analysis of case studies in evidence-based care practices
13)	Analysis of case studies in evidence-based care practices
14)	Evaluation of the course

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Haftalık verilecek

References:

1. Malloch K., O’Grady-Porter T. (2010) Introduction to Evidence –Based Practice: in Nursing and Health care. 2nd Edition Jones and Bartlett Publishers
2. Craven R.F, Hirnle C.J. (2009): Fundamentals of Nursing. Human Health and Function. 6th Edition. Lippincott. Williams and Willkins. Philadelphia
3. Brown SJ.(2009)Evidence Based Nursing; the research- practice connection. Jones and Bartlett Publishers
4. Kocaman G (2007). Hemşirelikte Kanıta Dayalı Uygulama. İçinde: Onkoloji Hemşireliğinde Kanıta Dayalı Semptom Yönetimi.G.Can. (Ed).3P-Pharma Publication Planning. İstanbul.
5. Melnyk BM, Fineout-Overholt E (2005).Evidence-Based Practice In Nursing&Healthcare A Guide to Best Practice.Lippincott Williams&Wilkins Philadelphia

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Midterms	1	% 40
Final	1	% 60
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	9	126
Study Hours Out of Class	14	6	84
Presentations / Seminar	6	4	24
Homework Assignments	4	5	20
Midterms	1	1	1
Final	1	1	1
Total Workload			256

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	To be able to reflect nursing knowledge into practice, and to gain skills and comprehensive and contemporary knowledge, and develop critical and creative thinking skills.	5
2)	To learn the importance of the application of ethical principles and committees in health care for the individual and society.	4
3)	To be able to use multidisciplinary and community-based approaches for responding health problems, and meeting needs for health protection and development and for solving health problems of individual, family and community both at national and international levels.	5
4)	To develop skills for combining theoretical knowledge with professional practice learned during expertise in the field of nursing and to synthesize, and to reflect the knowledge into research and practices.	5
5)	To use the contemporary professional and nursing care and information technologies in an advanced level and to able to create new solutions.	4
6)	To be able access to information related to nursing concepts, principles and methods, and to be able to conduct assessment and do scientific research, and to be able reflect the knowledge and skills into practice.	5
7)	To follow up advances in evidence based practice and to conduct evidence-based research that will contribute to professional practices.	5
8)	To follow up emerging technologies and current development and changes in health policy and scientific research in the field of healthcare necessary for the professional practice.	4
9)	To plan, implement and evaluate professional projects and research in collaboration across other disciplines in health care, with a sense of social responsibility.	4
10)	To develop new ideas and methods based on high-level mental processes such as creative and critical thinking, problem solving and decision making.	4
11)	To act as a leader in environments for solving professional and interdisciplinary problems.	3
12)	To conduct studies in field of health based on advanced professional development and lifelong learning principles.	4