Examining the course objectives, reading and assignments, please provide written evidence of how you have developed, created, applied and/or evaluated course content through your submitted assignments.

Course Identified MSN Essential Prompts: MSN Essential I: Background for Practice from Sciences and Humanities. Recognizes that the master’s-prepared nurse integrates scientific findings from nursing, biopsychosocial fields, genetics, public health, quality improvement, organizational sciences for the continuous improvement of nursing care across diverse settings (AACN, 2011, p.4).

MSN Essential II: Organizational and Systems Leadership. Recognizes that organizational and systems leadership are critical to the promotion of high quality and safe patient care. Leadership skills are needed that emphasize ethical and critical decision making, effective working relationships, and a systems-perspective (AACN, 2011, p. 4).

MSN Essential III: Quality Improvement and Safety. Recognizes that a master’s- prepared nurse must be articulate in the methods, tools, performance measures, and standards related to quality, as well as prepared to apply quality principles within an organization (AACN, 2011, p. 4).

MSN Essential IV: Translating and Integrating Scholarship into Practice. Recognizes that the master’s-prepared nurse applies research outcomes within the practice setting, resolves practice problems, works as a change agent, and disseminates results(AACN, 2011,p. 4-5).

COURSE TITLE Evidence Based Practice in the Health Profession

COURSE OBJECTIVES

This course will provide students with the knowledge and skills to:

1. Differentiate between the characteristics of qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, meta-analysis, and meta-synthesis methodologies.

2. Critically analyze research studies and evidence-based practice as they apply to the interdisciplinary health professions.

3. Appraise the scholarly value of facility-based initiatives to incorporate evidence-based practice into nursing.

4. Identify clinical, educational, administrative and legal practice problems which may be addressed through the use of evidence-based practice implementation.

5. Create and design a roll out process for initiation of discipline specific evidence-based practice problem.

6. Compare various statistical testing as appropriate choices for analysis of data results.

7. Develop a letter of inquiry based on the EBP project for potential underlying sources.

8. Evidence critical thinking skills in class discussion, written work, online assignments, and oral/visual/voice-enhanced presentations.

METHODOLOGY

A. Teaching and Learning Strategies

Readings, Multimedia, Discussion Board, Group Activity

B. Evaluation Methods

Graduate Grading Scale

Grade	Numeric Equivalent
A	95%-100%
A-	92-94%
B+	89-91%
B	86-88%
B-	83%-85%
C+	80%-82%
C	77%-79%
C-	74%-76%
F	Less Than 74%

Rubrics and grading criteria are provided for all assignments. Please read the rubrics and the grading criteria before completing the assignments. Following the assignment criteria will optimize your efforts toward successful course completion.

Evidence Based Practice Proposed Roll Out (Objectives 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) 50%

Stakeholder Interviews (Objectives 2, 4, 8) 20%

Sustainability Plan (Objectives 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8) 20%

Participation/Activities as Assigned (Objectives 1 to 8) 10%

Faculty evaluates the student’s performance in course activities, group activities, voice board, discussions, MSN Essential prompt response, and peer review.

(1) Weekly Assigned Reading/Submission of Assignments on or before date due

(2) Letter of Inquiry for Funding

(3) Completion of CITI Human Subjects Course

(4) MSN Prompt

Mandatory MSN Essentials Prompt Response Examining the course objectives, reading and assignments, please provide written evidence of how you have developed, created, applied and/or evaluated course content through your submitted assignments. You will then address how the identified MSN Essential Standards applies to the final outcomes of your learning. Provide goals for future learning experiences during your progression through the MSN Program. Please provide at least one example (per standard) of how you will transfer this learning to your professional practice. The submission should be approximately two pages in length (a minimum of one page for each standard), APA formatted with a reference page into an electronic portfolio. This submission is due on or before Sunday of week seven. Failure to do so will result in a delay in your grade posting as this document is mandatory and necessary for course completion.

Keep this submitted assignment in your own file folder with all of the MSN Essential Prompts that you submit within each course from your MSN Program as you will need this for your final MSN Leadership course:

Rubrics and/or grading criteria are provided for assignments. Please review the rubrics and/or grading criteria before completing assignments.

COURSE OUTLINE AND SCHEDULE

Week	Topic	Readings and Resources	Activities and Assignments
1	Review of Research Methodologies/Literature Critiques Steps of the EBP Process PICO(T) Problem Identification	Chapter 1: Making the Case for Evidence-Based Practice and Cultivating a Spirit of Inquiry Chapter 4: Critically Appraising Knowledge for Clinical Decision Making Chapter 23: Ethical Considerations for Evidence Implementation and Evidence Generation	Undergraduate Review Quiz Review concepts based on quiz results Review Introduction to Evidence Based Practice Complete and submit CITI Training
2	Examination of Facility EBP Rollout Processes Components of Evidence Based Practice Implementation A System for Problem Identification	Chapter 2: Asking Compelling Clinical Questions Chapter 3: Find Relevant Evidence to Answer Clinical Questions Chapter 4: Critically Appraising Knowledge for Clinical Decision Making	Identify practice problem and formulate PICOT question Conduct 3 stakeholder interviews Review Critical evaluation of Systematic Review/Meta-analysis
3	Examination of EBP models Examining the evidence	Chapter 5: Critically Appraising Quantitative Evidence for Clinical Decision Making Chapter 6: Critically Appraising Qualitative Evidence for Clinical Decision Making Chapter 14: Models to Guide Implementation and Sustainability of Evidence-Based Practice Note* Theory for EBP (your book does not explore this topic in depth so you will need to locate and read literature to choose and summarize your theory for your EBP Project. Some resources to get you started have been provided.) 10%	Review and Identity Model for EBP implementation Review and Identify Theory for EBP implementation
4	Using the EBP databases	Chapter 7: Integration of Patient Preferences and Values and Clinical Expertise Into Evidence-Based Decision making Chapter 9: Implementing Evidence in Clinical Settings	Use EBP Databases to retrieve a min. of 5 articles for critical analysis and summary SWOT analysis
5	Statistical Test (Data Analysis) Overview	Chapter 12: Leadership Strategies for Creating and Sustaining Evidence-Based Practice Organizations Chapter 15: Creating a Vision and Motivating a Change to Evidence-Based Practice in Individuals, Teams, and Organizations	View information on EBP initiatives View information on Statistical Testing (use for critical analysis of literature)
6	Evaluation and Sustainability of EBP	Chapter 10: The Role of Outcomes and Quality Improvement in Enhancing and Evaluating Practice Changes Chapter 22: Writing a Successful Grant Proposal to Fund Research and Evidence-Based Practice Implementation Projects Chapter 23: Ethical Considerations for Evidence Implementation and Evidence Generation	Create preliminary sustainability plan
7	Introduction to Funding	Chapter 18: ARCC Evidence-Based Practice Mentors: The Key to Sustaining Evidence-Based Practice Chapter 20: Disseminating Evidence Through Publications, Presentations, Health Policy Briefs, and the Media Chapter 22: Writing a Successful Grant Proposal	Create letter of inquiry for funding related to your EBP project Complete MSN Prompt