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SYKP1060 Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in Health Care Course description
- Course name in Norwegian
- Kunnskapsbasert praksis (KBP) i helsetjenesten
- Study programme
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Bachelor's Programme in Nursing
- Weight
- 5.0 ECTS
- Year of study
- 2022/2023
- Programme description
- Course history
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Introduction
This course introduces students to basic pharmacology, drug administration and drug calculation. They will learn about the connection between drug administration and patient safety and about the accuracy requirements that apply to working with drugs. This is an introductory course in pharmacology and drug administration, and the theme will be continued in the second and third years of study.
Recommended preliminary courses
Prior to the course, the students are recommended to go through the elements in "Startpakka" which focus on literature search, critical appraisal and use of references, see https://bokskapet.oslomet.no/courses/course-v1:BOKSKAPET+FELLES-1704+2/about
Required preliminary courses
Admission to the programme.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, the student has acquired the following learning outcomes classified as knowledge, skills and competence:
Knowledge
The student
- can define what EBP is and recognizes the rationale for EBP and shared decision making
- knows the steps of EBP
- is familiar with the levels in the S-pyramid and acknowledges the difference between single studies and systematic reviews
- knows the characteristics of a scientific article, e.g. IMRAD
- can explain the purpose and characteristics of qualitative and quantitative studies and syntheses of studies, e.g. systematic reviews
- understands the principles for critical appraisal and knows how to use check lists for different study designs, clinical guidelines and professional procedures
- knows different types of categorical and continuous measures of association and effect, and key graphical presentations
Skills
The student
- can identify different types of professional/clinical questions, such as questions about treatment, diagnosis, prognosis, experiences and etiology
- can, for each type of clinical question, identify the preferred order of study designs
- can formulate searchable professional/clinical questions using e.g. PICO and variations of PICO
- can construct and carry out an appropriate and simple search strategy for professional/clinical questions from the top of the S-pyramid
General competencies
The student
- can critically assess health claims in the media
- can discuss the importance of user knowledge, clinical experience, and summarized research in clinical decision-making
Teaching and learning methods
The following must have been completed and approved in order for a student to take the exam:
- participation at workshops and calculation groups, compulsory attendance of 80 %
- simulation in drug administrations, take place in SF-unit, one day
- reflection assignment based on the simulation with a scope of 1,000 words (+/- 10%).
- multiple choice assignment, qualifying arithmetic problems (100% correct) in the form of multiple choice questions within a set time before the exam.
Course requirements
Supervised individual written national exam
- In drug calculations
- 3 hours
- To pass the exam, the student must submit a faultless answer paper
Assessment
Calculator handed out by the university.
Permitted exam materials and equipment
Pass/fail.
Grading scale
Two internal examiners.
Examiners
SYKK1300 and SYKP1300 overlap 100 %.
Overlapping courses
BIOB1060, ERGOB1060, FYB1060, RAB1060, SYKK1060, SYKP1060, TAB1060, FARB1060, PMED1060, ORI1060 overlap 100 %.