Nursing Theory in Curricula Today: Challenges for Faculty at all Levels of Education

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Donohue-Porter ◽  
Maryann O Forbes ◽  
Jane H. White
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Nurse Educators ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Nursing Theory ◽  
Nursing Educators ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Nursing Science ◽  
Content Placement

Nursing educators are challenged to include nursing theory in all levels of curricula when faced with many influences and requirements competing for course content, placement, and credit. Some of the essential influences and content, such as quality, safety, evidence-based practice, and research methods are important. However, the critical emphasis on theory and its relationship to practice and research must be preserved. This article addresses the influences that may threaten this relationship at the baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral levels of nursing education. Strategies are offered to ensure nurse educators continue to offer appropriate nursing theory content to advance both nursing science and practice.

Walking the Walk: Integrating Evidence Into Clinical Experiences

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-153
Author(s):  
Leslie G. Cole ◽  
Stephanie Turner ◽  
Barbara Ann Graves
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Nurse Educators ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Adult Health ◽  
Clinical Experiences ◽  
Professional Nurses

Professional nurses are called to provide nursing care using an evidence-based approach. Health-care professionals are challenged to break away from old traditions and search for ways to improve health. Evidence-based practice (EBP) must be threaded throughout nursing curricula to produce critically-thinking professional nurses who will be meeting new and significant health-care challenges. Nursing education must be grounded in the translation of current evidence into practice. Nurse educators must acknowledge the obstacles faced when teaching concepts of research to students who have chosen a practice-focused career. The words evidence-based practice may be intimidating to nursing students. Nurse educators must shift this paradigm to invite students to realize that EBP is an integral component of modern health care that bridges the gap between health-care practices and improved patient outcomes. Faculty in a baccalaureate Adult Health course developed a unique approach inviting students to apply evidence to their student clinical experiences. Survey results showed that this innovative approach increased students' “excellent” or “good” understanding toward EBP concepts from pre-implementation scores of 46% to post-implementation scores of 94%. This active learning strategy allows students to “walk the walk” of EBP rather than simply listen to the “talk.”

What Clinical Psychologists Know About Evidence-Based Practice: Familiarity With Online Resources and Research Methods

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. Berke ◽  
Cassandra A. Rozell ◽  
Thomas P. Hogan ◽  
John C. Norcross ◽  
Christie P. Karpiak
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Clinical Psychologists ◽  
Online Resources ◽  
Evidence Based

HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN TERHADAP KOMPETENSI MAHASIWA PROFESI NERS DALAM PENERAPAN EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasniatisari Harun ◽  
Yusshy Kurnia Herliani ◽  
Anita Setyawati
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Nursing Program ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Professional Nursing ◽  
Professional Nurses ◽  
High Competence

Professional nurses could be prepared through professional nursing programs. Professional nursing program is part of the nursing education program. One of the competencies required to be professional nurses is implementing evidence-based practice (EBP) to explore the best nursing interventions for patients to get optimal outcome. Nursing students have learned EBP during bachelor degree by analysis case using the EBP method. However, evaluation related  students' understanding of the method and its application of EBP to the clinical practice was none. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of knowledge with student competency in the implementation of evidence based practice (EBP) to managed patients in the medical surgical nursing stage. This research is quantitative research. The sample in this study was 120 nursing students who were at professional nursing program that were recruited using total sampling technique. The instrument used is the Evidence Based Practice Questionnaire (EBPQ) questionnaire. The results showed that more than half of the respondents had high knowledge (68%), and high competence (49%). This study shows a meaningful relationship between knowledge of student competence in applying EBP (r = .6070, p <0.01). The findings of this study are important for recommendations related to developing teaching materials in nursing education related to for providing the best service for patients.

scholarly journals Strategies for teaching evidence-based practice in nursing education: a thematic literature review

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
May-Elin T. Horntvedt ◽  
Anita Nordsteien ◽  
Torbjørg Fermann ◽  
Elisabeth Severinsson
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Evidence Based

scholarly journals Evidence-based practice in social work: Who are the critics?

2020 ◽  
pp. 146801732095513
Author(s):  
Joakim Finne
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Social Sector ◽  
The Social

Summary The aim of this study is to analyse attitudes towards and the utilisation of evidence-based practice among social workers in Norway. The data were collected in 2014–2015 from social workers in four Norwegian counties. The sample consists of 2060 social workers registered as members of the Norwegian Union of Social Educators and Social Workers. Findings The main findings in this study indicate that social workers in child welfare are generally less critical of evidence-based practice than those within social welfare. Higher education and knowledge about evidence-based practice are seen as predictors for less critical attitudes towards the concept. The findings further suggest that social workers who use manuals and standardised procedures are less critical of evidence-based practice. Applications Understanding social workers’ attitudes towards evidence-based practice is important in order to facilitate the best possible practices. This study emphasises the importance of increasing knowledge of evidence-based practice in the social sector, and the need to further investigate how research methods and evidence-based practice concepts are translated into practice.

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