• To develop students’ understanding of the principles of evidence-based practice
• To develop students’ ability to produce portfolio evidence to underpin clinical practice

Learning outcomes

A) Knowledge and understanding:

• Discuss the nature of evidence-based nursing
• Identify legal and ethical aspects of nursing
• Interpret the code of professional conduct
• Describe the research process
• Explain frameworks/models for reflection

B) Intellectual skills:

• Identify the relative strengths and limitations of types of evidence
• Access information from data bases, internet and library sources.
• Reference, summarise, appraise and review literature and research
• Integrate literature/research/theory into reflective writing
• Identify how evidence can be used in the decision making process

C) Professional/practical skills:

Maintain a portfolio of evidence to:

• Demonstrate development and achievement of clinical competence
• Identify and plan for personal learning need