Building a foundation for an evidence-based approach to practice: teaching basic concepts to undergraduate freshman students

Helen K Burns; Susan M Foley

doi:10.1016/j.profnurs.2005.10.001

Building a foundation for an evidence-based approach to practice: teaching basic concepts to undergraduate freshman students

J Prof Nurs. 2005 Nov-Dec;21(6):351-7. doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2005.10.001.

Authors

Helen K Burns¹, Susan M Foley

Affiliation

¹ University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. burnsh@pitt.edu

PMID: 16311230
DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2005.10.001

Abstract

The University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing introduced evidence-based practice (EBP) into the freshman-level curriculum this year. This article describes the reasons behind this decision, the development of the curriculum, the specific EBP content, and the student assignments. The introduction of EBP into the first-level nursing curriculum has proven to be successful; consideration is even being given to expanding the EBP content.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Computer User Training
Curriculum
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / organization & administration*
Evidence-Based Medicine / education*
Evidence-Based Medicine / organization & administration
Guidelines as Topic
Humans
Information Storage and Retrieval
Medical Errors / prevention & control
Models, Educational
Models, Nursing
Needs Assessment
Nursing Research / education*
Nursing Research / organization & administration
Organizational Objectives
Pennsylvania
Philosophy, Nursing
Problem-Based Learning
Program Development
Research Design
Teaching / organization & administration