Using Evidence to Crack Tough ‘Nuts’ in Clinical Practice Webcourse

This interactive webcourse is designed to help nurses develop and refine the competencies required to integrate evidence into practice. Through a combination of content and hands-on activities designed to apply the information and provide opportunities to practice new skills, learners will gain the knowledge and skills needed to find, interpret, and apply appropriate research to their practice setting.

Categories: Professional Issues/EBP

FormatWebcourse
Contact Hours7.3
Member Price$30
Non-Member Price$40
Contacteducationcourses@ons.org
Technical RequirementsTechnical Requirements
Cancellation PolicyCancellation Policy

Dates & Locations

Date Location Instructor
09/22/2010 - 10/20/2010 -- Registration Deadline: 09/15/2010
11/10/2010 - 12/09/2010 -- Registration Deadline: 11/03/2010

Participate

ONS is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) Commission on Accreditation.

ONS is approved as a provider of continuing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #2850.

There is no sponsor for this program.

Course Objectives

 
Describe the different types of research.
Define key terms and concepts essential to the research process.
Outline key components of a research article.
Develop a PICO question.
Perform a search of the literature for articles related to a clinical question.
Describe the levels of evidence as identified in Melnyk's Hierarchy of Evidence.
Evaluate the level of specific evidence.
Identify the weight of the evidence related to an intervention for a specific clinical problem.
Develop clinical recommendations based on the current literature related to a specific clinical problem.