| Teaching is organised as follows: | ||||
| Unit | Credits | Academic sector | Period | Academic staff |
| ASSISTENZA BASATA SU PROVE DI EFFICACIA | 2 | MED/45-NURSING | LMSIO VR - 1° ANNO 2° SEM. |
Elisa Ambrosi
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| LINEE GUIDA E SICUREZZA DELLE CURE | 1 | MED/45-NURSING | LMSIO VR - 1° ANNO 2° SEM. |
Anna Brugnolli
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| STRUMENTI PER LA GESTIONE DI DATABASE IN AMBITO DI RICERCA | 1 | INF/01-INFORMATICS | LMSIO VR - 1° ANNO 2° SEM. |
Claudio Eccher
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Introduction to Evidence –Based Practice (EBP)
The significance of EBP in the development of nursing/midwifery science
Definition of Evidence Based Nursing (EBN)
Steps of the EBP/EBN
Clinical question formulation using the PICO format
Background and foreground questions
Searching for the best evidence
Designing and conducting the search for evidence in multiple evidence databases
Searching databases: PubMed/Medline, CINAHL, PsycINFO®, Tripdatabase
Instruments of EBP: sistematic review, meta-analysis, Critical Appraisal Topic, Health Technology Assessment Facilitating evidence-based practice in nursing and midwifery
Overview of the guideline development process from question formulation to recommendation development.
Methods to facilitate the introduction of guidelines in practice: dissemination and implementation
Evidence that guideline based care can change clinical practice and patient outcomes
Using guidelines for making decisions
Definition of data, information, knowledge. Processing of data to obtain information. Application programs for data collection, management, processing and representation.
Spreadsheets: Excel and Open Source suites (Libre Office, Open Office). Data entry, mathematical, logical, text manipulation functions, the main statistical functions with examples of use. The representation of data in graphs. Tutorial with Excel / Libre Office Spreadsheet.
The relational databases (outline): structure, conceptual and physical schemes, the SQL language for managing DBs, examples with an individual productivity database (MS Access or Libre Office Base).
The objective of this exam is to evaluate the knowledge acquired by the student and particularly his/her ability to apply it in a proficient way.
The exam shall include different levels:
- written examination with multiple choice and open questions to assess students' understanding of the EBP and research concepts covered in the course and their ability to apply critical appraisal skills to the assessment and interpretation of clinical evidence
-oral examination with questions on the theory explained in class and requests of practical use of the applications seen in class.
The grade is awarded on a scale from one to thirty. The exam is passed with a grade greater than or equal to 18/30, the maximum attainable grade is 30/30.
The attribution of honours will be considered in case the student demonstrates high levels of critical thinking and argumentative ability.
| Reference books | |||||
| Author | Title | Publisher | Year | ISBN | Note |
| Greenhalgh Trisha | Come implementare l'assistenza sanitaria basata sulle evidenze (Edizione 1) | Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore | 2018 | ||
| Pomponio G., Colosso A. | EBM e metodologia della ricerca per le professioni sanitarie | CG Edizioni Medico Scientifiche. Torino | 2005 | ||
| Polit DF, Beck CT. Edizione italiana a cura di Palese A. | Fondamenti di Ricerca Infermieristica (Edizione 2) | McGraw-Hill Education | 2018 | ||
| AAVV | Linee guida e decisioni infermieristiche -Assistenza Inferm. e ricerca (Edizione 3) | Pensiero scientifico editore | 2014 | ||
| D. Giuliani, M. M. Dickson | Analisi statistica con Excel | Maggioli Editore | 2015 | 8838789908 | |
| Simona Villani, Paola Borrelli | Excel & statistica medica. Guida pratica per le professioni sanitarie | Medea | 2013 | 978-88-6693-048-8 | |
| Curtis Frye | Microsoft Excel 2016: La guida ufficiale (Edizione 1) | Hoepli | 2016 | 9788820374785 | |
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