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Apr 28, 2025
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NURS 746 - Evidence-Based Practice & Management of Clinical Outcomes (3 units)
Develops the clinical nurse leaders role as client advocate, systems analyst, interdisciplinary collaborator, risk anticipator, and outcomes manager.
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. analyze the relationships among evidence-based practice, risk reduction, client safety, cost effectiveness, quality care management, outcomes of care, and standards of care.
2. develop a bibliography of current research in nursing and related sciences for synthesizing evidence-based nursing practice for diverse communities and populations.
3. integrate research evidence into nursing practice guidelines for a specialized population in a selected micro-system.
4. analyze change, systems, and evidence-based theories in the design and implementation of effecting change in a selected micro-system of care.
5. develop a plan for changing a micro-system of care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team to implement evidence-based practice within an ethical framework and improve quality of care, client safety, risk reduction, cost effectiveness, and client outcomes.
6. apply change, systems, and evidence-based theories and concepts to strategies that implement the plan for utilizing evidence-based practice and improving quality of care, client safety, risk reduction, cost effectiveness, and client outcomes.
7. implement a plan for change that integrates evidence-based practice into culturally competent client care in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary health care team.
8. develop evaluation tools to measure the effect of the changes in the micro-system of care for the selected population.
9. identify relevant clinical outcomes and measurement strategies that will improve patient outcomes and promote cost effective care.
10. design client care based on analysis of clinical outcomes and evidence-based knowledge.
11. integrate community resources, social networks, and decision support mechanisms into effective health care management.
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