Discuss the different types of evidence and the importance of evidence-based interventions for safe, person-centred care to maintain or restore health and well-being.

1 Module overview1
1.1 Introduction
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1.2 Module summary content and aims
The Foundations of Evidence for Nursing Practice module is a core module to introduce key knowledge and skills to use diverse forms of evidence underpinning nursing and healthcare interventions and professional practice. This module helps you to build knowledge and skills in information literacy, essential concepts, research methods, evaluation and implementation
of research evidence-based information in order to provide safe, person-centred care to maintain or restore health and well-being.
The module adopts a blended learning approach, which combines face-to-face sessions in the classroom with a guided self-directed study independently and/or in a group using electronic learning materials. This learning approach will prepare you for study at level 5 in the second year. This module runs throughout the academic year to assist you in developing
the requisite skills that you will require throughout the course and during your professional practice.
The module team look forward to working with you on developing your knowledge and skills that are essential to achieve the year one learning outcomes.
Aims
This module aims to introduce key knowledge and skills to support the identification, use and implementation of evidence to underpin nursing and healthcare interventions and professional practice.
Summary of content of the module
Graduate level nurses require knowledge and skills in research in order to evaluate and apply evidence to practice. This module will introduce you to the essential concepts and skills which will be developed in the subsequent years of the course. Indicative content
includes:
➢ Principles of evidence-based care
• Types and sources of evidence
• Multi professional care
Module Study Guide: Foundations of Evidence for Nursing Practice
➢ Using evidence to understand individual experience of health and disease and the effectiveness of prevention and treatment:
• Principles of Qualitative research
• Principles of quantitative research
• Ethics of research
• Selecting and Using Critical Appraisal tools
➢ Information literacy
• Literature searching
• Plagiarism and academic integrity
• Approaches to referencing
1.3 Learning outcomes to be assessed
On successful completion of this module, you will be expected to be able to:
1. Discuss the different types of evidence and the importance of evidence-based interventions for safe, person-centred care to maintain or restore health and well-being.
2. Locate and reference appropriate information relevant to nursing and healthcare practice.
3. Appraise a piece of research and reach a judgement about its quality and applicability to practice using an identified appraisal tool
2.2 Assessment brief including criteria mapped to learning outcomes
Assessment 1
Formative assessment brief: Complete a Search Strategy template and submit to File exchange
The template is in your module Workbook as well as Under the Assessment Tab. It is linked to Learning Outcome 2.



Summative Assessment brief:
Module learning outcomes to be addressed:
Learning Outcome 2: Locate and reference appropriate information relevant to nursing and
healthcare practice.
Submission date:20/12/2021
Provide an annotated Bibliography of two primary research articles: one Qualitative and
one Quantitative.
This assessment task is part 1 of the two assessments towards developing your theoretical and
practical understanding of evidence-based practice.
You are required to engage in a literature search and submit an annotated bibliography (1,000
words).
In order to meet your learning outcomes, you will need to choose one from the following themes:
• Infection Control
• Hydration and Nutrition
• Person-centred Care
• Communication
Once you have a chosen theme, identify two research articles from a peer reviewed journal related
to nursing practice that highlights an area of practice that links to the themes above (L.O2). One
article must be based on QUALITATIVE and another QUANTITATIVE research methods. The
article you select MUST be primary research published with in last 5 years (systematic reviews
/opinions/ literature reviews are not allowed).
Essay structure Guidelines
1. Introduction (150) an introduction generally need to answer these 3 questions.
a. What? The introduction must begin by clearly explaining what the essay is about. This
section needs to explain in your own words what is required in the assignment brief given
above.
b. How? The second part of the introduction need to outline how the essay is structured.
You need to summarise the details given in point 2 below.
c. Why? An introduction needs to articulate why the topic under consideration is of
significance.
2. Background (150)
a. Explain what evidence-based practise is and its importance in nursing
b. Provide an evidence-based rationale for your chosen theme and its relevance to
nursing practice.
3. Perform and summarise the search strategy (in narrative / full sentences) where relevant (200 words)
a. Identify the key concepts.
b. Sources searched with rationale i.e., databases.
c. Boolean operators used.
d. Truncation used for the search.
e. limiters used for the search with rationale
f. Inclusion criteria with rationale.
g. Exclusion criteria with rationale.
h. Terms used for the search.
i. Total articles search and describe how you obtained two primary research
articles for annotated bibliography?
4. Annotated Bibliography article 1 (200)
Each annotation will include:
a. Citation details (set out in the same style as an UWL Harvard referencing listSee Cite them Right for referencing guide)
b. A short statement that explains the main focus or purpose of the research paper
c. Briefly discuss the usefulness and/or limitations of the paper (e.g. reliability of the text, limitations of the paper, credibility of the author)
d. An evaluative comment on the paper that may take into account how the findings will improve nursing practice and benefit patient care.
5. Annotated Bibliography article 2 (200)
Each annotation will include:
a. Citation details (set out in the same style as an UWL Harvard referencing list See Cite them Right for referencing guide)
b. A short statement that explains the main focus or purpose of the research paper
c. Briefly discuss the usefulness and/or limitations of the paper (e.g. reliability of the text, limitations of the paper, credibility of the author)
d. An evaluative comment on the paper that may take into account how the findings will improve nursing practice and benefit patient care.
6. Conclusion (100 words)
a. Summary. Summarise the key learning points that have emerged from your
discussion above.
b. Recommendations. Make recommendations on what needs to be done in light of your findings and conclusions.
7. References list
Appropriate referencing is an important element of academic writing. Ensure that you have used the most up to date UWL referencing guide available from the library. Please be aware that the referencing guide is regularly updated.