Synchronous Class Schedule

We are scheduled to meet in person at the following times and dates in Room 106 in Henry M. Jackson Conference Center at Everett Community College (see the campus map)

• 08:30 am to 12:40 pm on Tuesday 01/04/2022

• 08:30 am to 12:40 pm on Tuesday 01/18/2022

• 08:30 am to 12:40 pm on Tuesday 02/01/2022

• 08:30 am to 12:40 pm on Tuesday 02/15/2022

• 08:30 am to 12:40 pm on Tuesday 03/01/2022

Note 1: The Office of the President made an announcement that most classes will be held online during the first week of the Winter 2022 quarter. We'll meet via Zoom instead of in person on 01/04/2022.

Note 2: The Office of the President made another announcement that the remote learning period has been extended to 01/28/2022. We'll meet via Zoom instead of in person on 01/18/2022.

Course Schedule

Module 1 (Week 1 & 2): Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice

• Introduction to EBP

• Scholarly Literature

• Evidence Hierarchy

• Team Contract

Module 2 (Week 3 & 4): Acquisition of Knowledge

• Library Workshop

• PICOT (Patient, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome, and Time)

• APA Style

• Types of Research

• Hypothesis

• Ethics

• Meet your community partner

Module 3 (Week 5 & 6): Persuasion & Decision (Quantitative Research)

• Epidemiology

• Quantitative Designs

• Sampling

• Collecting Data

• Analyzing Data

• Key Concepts & Validity

Module 4 (Week 7 & 8): Persuasion & Decision (Qualitative Research & Review Articles)

• Qualitative Research

• Mixed Methods

• Review Articles

• Guest Lectures

• Appraisal

Module 5 (Week 9 & 10): "Implementation" (Final Projects)

• Literature Review Matrix

• Annotated Bibliography

• Oral Presentation

Note: Each module generally corresponds with each unit of the main textbook by Schmidt & Brown (2021), see the right column.

Contents of the Main Textbook by Schmidt & Brown (2021)

Unit 1: Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice

• Chapter 1: What is evidence-based practice?

• Chapter 2: What is nursing research?

• Chapter 3: Using evidence through collaboration to promote excellence in nursing practice

Unit 2: Acquisition of Knowledge

• Chapter 4: Identifying research questions

• Chapter 5: Finding sources of evidence

• Chapter 6: Linking theory, research, and practice

Unit 3: Persuasion

• Chapter 7: Key concepts and principles of quantitative designs

• Chapter 8: Quantitative designs: Using numbers to provide evidence

• Chapter 9: Epidemiologic designs: Using data to understand populations

• Chapter 10: Qualitative designs: Using words to provide evidence

• Chapter 11: Using samples to provide evidence

• Chapter 12: Collecting evidence

Unit 4: Decision

• Chapter 13: What do the quantitative data mean?

• Chapter 14: What do the qualitative data mean?

• Chapter 15: Appraising evidence to determine best practice

Unit 5: Implementation

• Chapter 16: Transitioning evidence to practice

• Chapter 17: Developing oneself as an innovator

Unit 6: Confirmation

• Chapter 18: Evaluating outcomes of innovations

• Chapter 19: Sharing the insights with others

Textbook

Required:

• Schmidt, N. A., & Brown, J. M. (2021). Evidence-based practice for nurses: Appraisal and application of research (5th ed.). Jones & Barlett Learning.

• Online resources available here

• You can access the eBook version through UW Libraries by using your UW NetID and Password. License terms are 3 concurrent users, meaning only 3 users can access the ebook at the same time.

• Garrard, J. (2021). Health sciences literature review made easy: The matrix method (6th ed.) Jones & Bartlett Learning.

• Online resources available here

• You can access the eBook version through UW Libraries by using your UW NetID and Password. License terms are 3 concurrent users, meaning only 3 users can access the ebook at the same time.