NU 745 Evidence-based Practice for the Doctorally Prepared Advanced Practice Nurse

This course is designed to teach evidence-based practice (EBP) skills that will enable students to conduct extensive evaluations of existing literature to improve patient care. The course provides a comprehensive overview of EBP, and the components essential for implementation of EBP in a clinical setting.  It is designed to focus on skills needed to critically evaluate information from research studies and professional consensus statements. Essential topics for clinical inquiry are addressed, including developing PICO (Patient, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome) questions, evaluating existing clinical guidelines, critically appraising and synthesizing evidence from research studies and other sources using critical appraisal tools, integrating evidence into practice, and internal and external dissemination of results.