An innovative clinical practicum to teach evidence-based practice

Nurse Educ. 2006 Sep-Oct;31(5):195-9. doi: 10.1097/00006223-200609000-00004.

Abstract

A clinical practicum was successfully implemented for RN to BSN students to apply evidence-based practice to actual clinical problems affecting nursing practice. The author describes how this practicum was implemented and the requisite resources and support systems. This senior-level capstone course enabled students to understand and value a lifelong learning approach to evidence-based practice.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Attitude of Health Personnel
  • Benchmarking
  • Clinical Competence*
  • Clinical Nursing Research / education*
  • Curriculum / standards
  • Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / organization & administration*
  • Education, Professional, Retraining / organization & administration*
  • Evidence-Based Medicine / education*
  • Humans
  • Information Storage and Retrieval
  • Models, Educational
  • Models, Nursing
  • Nurse's Role / psychology
  • Nursing Education Research
  • Nursing Informatics / education
  • Nursing Staff, Hospital / organization & administration
  • Nursing Staff, Hospital / psychology
  • Organizational Innovation
  • Organizational Objectives
  • Pilot Projects
  • Preceptorship / organization & administration
  • Program Development
  • Program Evaluation
  • Students, Nursing / psychology