26053 - Obstetrics and Evidence-Based Nursing (BO)

Learning outcomes

By the end of the lessons, the student will be able to develop evidence-based practice, using research findings to introduce innovations and improve clinical practice. The student will also be able to critically analyze a clinical problem and current knowledge, develop a strategy for applying research findings into clinical practice, and facilitate the dissemination of research findings.

Course contents

• Definition of Evidence Based Practice (EBP), methods and strategies
• Impacts on clinical practice and healthcare decision-making
• Introduction to different primary and secondary study designs (reviews and guidelines)
• Synthesize the evidence: review designs (data extraction and aggregation)
• From clinical questions to the application of evidence in clinical practice and healthcare decision-making
• The transferability of scientific evidence to the healthcare context and professional practice
• Critical evaluation of scientific articles, based on the study design (checklist to evaluate the quality of studies)
• Internal and external validity, clinical relevance and interpretation of results, sources of bias

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^a ed.). Milano: McGraw-Hill.
• Polit, D.F., & Tatano Beck, C. (2018). Fondamenti di ricerca infermieristica (2^a ed.). Milano: McGraw Hill.
• Sironi, C. (2010). Introduzione alla ricerca infermieristica: I fondamenti teorici e gli elementi di base per comprenderla nella realtà italiana. Rozzano (MI): Casa Editrice Ambrosiana.
• Aleo, G., & Sasso, L. (2010). Pubblicare nella letteratura scientifica internazionale. Milano: McGraw-Hill.

Further references will be provided during the lessons

Teaching methods

The course includes lectures and practical exercises in the classroom, individual, and small group settings, with the aim of critically analyzing a scientific article.

Assessment methods

At the end of the course, each student is expected to individually write an essay based on a format prepared by the teacher. The essay consists of a critical analysis of a scientific article identified through the literature search. The student will be asked to use a checklist to assess the quality of the study and evaluate the transferability of the results to their clinical context. The essay should be sent via email to the teachers at least 10 days before the exam date. Each student will also be asked to present the essay orally during the exam, briefly outlining the strengths and weaknesses of the identified article. The presentation of references/connections with the contents of the lessons will be evaluated.

The vote will be defined as follows:

• 30-30L → excellent creation of the essay in compliance with delivery times, exhaustive display of the chosen article, which is perfectly relevant to the profession

  25-29 → complete completion of the essay in compliance with delivery times, adequate display of the chosen article, which is adequately relevant to the profession

• 20-24 → overall correct completion of the essay, sufficient exposure of the chosen article, which is sufficiently relevant to the profession
• 18-19 → sufficient completion of the essay, presentation of the main contents of the chosen article
• < 18 → failure to produce the essay according to the format provided, insufficient exposure of the main contents of the chosen article

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

See the website of Valentina Biagioli

See the website of Valeria Cremonini