Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) for Advanced Practice Nursing (APN)

Graduate

This course provides students with the knowledge and skills required to identify and use best evidence in advanced practice roles. The course focuses on developing a relevant evidence-based practice question, and searching appropriate evidence resources. Frameworks for the critical appraisal of quantitative and qualitative studies will be critiqued. Issues related to influencing practice and health outcomes through evidence, at the level of the individual practitioner and the health care organization, are addressed. This course will explore paradigms and theories that inform knowledge development and knowledge transfer. The foci of the course are the exploration, critical analysis, and application of concepts. Challenges and strategies related to addressing complex health care system issues through evidence, at the level of the individual practitioner and the health care organization, are addressed. (Prerequisites: NURS-8810 and NURS-8830.)