Content
- Learning readiness and study skills in higher education, self-leadership, and reflection
- The role and responsibilities of the advanced practice nurse (research and development, teaching and learning, clinical practice, and leadership) in evidence-based practice
- Concepts and processes of evidence-based practice
- Systematic information retrieval, analysis, and critical evaluation as part of evidence-based work
- Utilisation of synthesised research evidence in professional decision-making
- Development of evidence-based health care guidelines and practices
Learning objectives
The student:
- understands the foundations of Advanced Practice Nursing (APN), including research and development, teaching and learning, clinical nursing, and leadership, within an evidence-based health care system, and is able to assess the required competences and responsibilities
- understands the role of evidence-based analysis and critical assessment of information as part of nursing development
- is able to reflect on their personal and professional growth in higher education studies from the perspective of advanced practice nursing.
Teaching methods
Dream job activity
Lecture: APN roles and responsibilities
Written assignment
Learning material and recommended literature
Aveyard, H., Sharp, P., & Woolliams, M. (2022). A Beginner’s Guide to Evidence-Based Practice in Health and Social Care.
Melnyk, B. M., & Fineout-Overholt, E. (2018). Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare.
National and international nursing guidelines and resources (e.g., Current Care Guidelines, Health Village, publications from the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare)
GUIDELINES ON ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING (2020). ICN. LInk: https://www.icn.ch/sites/default/files/2023-04/ICN_APN%20Report_EN.pdf
Current articles on the field
Evaluation criteria
Assessment criterion, pass/fail
The assessment criteria for the pass level are the same as the criteria for satisfactory (1), which means that core competence has been achieved. The student demonstrates, in the assessment areas, that they have mastered the basic content of the study unit.
Opettaja/Yhteyshenkilö
Jukka Kesänen
Anna-Kaisa Partanen
Hanna Aho