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Evidence Based Practice in Health Service Management
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BUHEA6904 - Evidence Based Practice in Health Service Management
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<p>This unit enables students to examine and develop an in-depth understanding of the meaning and significance of evidence-based practice in health care, including an evolutionary account of the development of the philosophy and the current state of evidence-based practice in health services management.</p>
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<p>•Concepts of knowledge and scientific knowledge<br>
•Examination of culture and ritualised care in healthcare practice<br>
•Research-based evidence<br>
•Issues in clinical trials<br>
•Integrating evidence into healthcare practice and management<br>
•Managing practice change</p>
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<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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Unit description
<p>This unit enables students to examine and develop an in-depth understanding of the meaning and significance of evidence-based practice in health care, including an evolutionary account of the development of the philosophy and the current state of evidence-based practice in health services management.</p>
Unit content
<p>•Concepts of knowledge and scientific knowledge<br> •Examination of culture and ritualised care in healthcare practice<br> •Research-based evidence<br> •Issues in clinical trials<br> •Integrating evidence into healthcare practice and management<br> •Managing practice change</p>
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Institute / school:
Institute of Health and Wellbeing
Discipline:
Nursing
Study level:
Postgraduate - Coursework
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
060301 - General Nursing
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/buhea6904">View unit fees</a>
Requisites
Prerequisite
None
Corequisite
None
Exclusion
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Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
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K1
<p>Appraise the meaning of evidence-basedpracticein healthcare in Australia and other countries</p>
K2
<p>Examine the role of business research in how research-based evidence is obtained in health service</p>
K3
<p>Evaluate the role and function of health services managers in the development and applicationof evidence-basedpractice</p>
S1
<p>Apply frameworks, models and techniques to prepare research plans to gain evidence in clinicalpracticeand healthcare</p>
S2
<p>Analyse evidencein clinicalpracticeand healthcare management</p>
S3
<p>Critically and systematically evaluate evidence-based practice and its application in clinical and other healthcare settings</p>
A1
<p>Apply knowledge and skills in evidence-based practice to the work setting, particularly in service planning, quality and safety and health services management</p>
A2
<p>Communicate the need for evidence-basedpracticein all healthcare settings and identify gaps in evidence</p>
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<p>Based on an evidence-based practice topic</p>
<p>Essay/Assignment/Report</p>
<p>40-60%</p>
K1, K2, S1, S2, A1
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<p>Identify a contemporary issue relating to evidence-based practice in health services management in Australia or home country and make a presentation in class</p>
<p>Group Presentation and Individual Written Report/Essay</p>
<p>40-60%</p>
K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2
Supplementary assessment available:
Yes
Supplementary assessment information:
<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Health and Wellbeing
Discipline:
Nursing
Study level:
Postgraduate - Coursework
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
060301 - General Nursing
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/buhea6904">View unit fees</a>
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