99235 - Evidence and information Literacy (FA)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the lessons, the student will know the strategies for searching primary and secondary studies in nursing databases, including the structure of scientific articles and Evidence-Based results.

Course contents

• Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) and Evidence-Based Nursing (EBN): Principles, methods, tools, and phases of the process
• The pyramid of evidence
  
• Secondary sources: Systematic reviews, meta-analyses and guidelines
• Formulating the research question: The PICO model
• Developing a search string from a PICO question
• Main databases for scientific literature: MEDLINE/PubMed, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, JBI, Scopus, Web of Science, TRIP database, UpToDate, ILISI
• Search strategies in databases: Boolean operators, free-text terms, and thesaurus descriptors
• Literature search on PubMed: Strategies and tools for effective querying
• Transfer and integration of scientific evidence into clinical practice

Readings/Bibliography

Chiari, P., Mosci, D., Naldi, E., & Centro Studi EBN (2011). Evidence-based clinical practice: La pratica clinico-assistenziale basata su prove di efficacia (2. ed.). Milano: McGraw-Hill.

Polit, D.F., & Tatano Beck, C. (2014). Fondamenti di ricerca infermieristica. Milano: McGraw Hill.

During the lessons, the teacher will provide additional teaching materials and make them available on the online platform “Virtuale”.

Teaching methods

The course is divided into lectures and practical exercises in the classroom, individually and in small groups. These exercises aim to transform a clinical care problem into one or more questions to be searched in the scientific literature by querying the main nursing databases.

Assessment methods

At the end of the course, students, organized in groups of 5, will be asked to write an essay following a format provided by the teacher. The essay consists of formulating a research question, on a topic of their choice, using the PICO model, and carrying out a literature search on PubMed. Students will select three articles and analyze their main contents, presenting a summary in a table. The essay should be submitted by email at least one week prior to the exam date.

During the exam, knowledge of the topics covered in the course will be assessed through a quiz consisting of 15 questions: 10 multiple-choice and 5 completion, to be completed in 30 minutes. The quiz will be considered passed if at least 9 correct answers are given. The final grade will be calculated as the average between the score of the group essay and that of the individual quiz. At the end of the quiz, the teacher will provide individual feedback on the grade.

The vote will be defined as follows:

• 30-30L → excellent creation of the essay in compliance with delivery times, 15 correct answers
• 25-29 → complete completion of the essay in compliance with delivery times, from 13 to 14 correct answers
• 21-24 → overall correct completion of the essay, from 11 to 12 correct answers
• 18-20 → sufficient completion of the essay, from 9 to 10 correct answers
• < 18 → failure to produce the essay according to the format provided, fewer than 9 correct answers

The integrated exam is considered passed if the student achieves a final grade equal to or higher than 18 also in the remaining modules.

Students with learning disorders and\or temporary or permanent disabilities: please, contact the office responsible (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students) as soon as possible so that they can propose acceptable adjustments. The request for adaptation must be submitted in advance (15 days before the exam date) to the lecturer, who will assess the appropriateness of the adjustments, taking into account the teaching objectives.

Teaching tools

The lessons will be carried out through the use of the main technological tools (PowerPoint) together with the connection to databases via Proxi Unibo.

Office hours

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