03 July 2011

Evidence Based Practice Strategies for Nursing Leaders



You are all future nursing leaders and will need to develop effective EBP strategies.


View this presentation on EBP strategies for Nursing Leaders.

30 June 2011

Evidence-based Nursing (EBN) in Practice



The assignment for this week summarizes the steps of evidence-based nursing. There are a list of articles from the Evidence-Based Nursing journal that discuss the information needs and environment of the nursing profession and provide a thorough review of the steps of EB nursing.  At the end of the assignment are sample scenarios that implement the research process in nursing.

After careful review of the information post a sample scenario that implements the research process in your nursing environment.
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27 June 2011

Mobile Tools For Teaching And Learning


After viewing the slideshare presentation list 2 ways your phone could be used as a tool for learning.
From an instructor's point of view,  my phone could be used as a tool to deliver instructional content or to text comments such as an assignment reminderand/or to send a course progress message. 



26 June 2011

Global Trends in Serious Games

Gaming is an innovative learning tool used globally to enhance learning.
What is your favorite game? Be creative and design 4-8 PowerPoint slides using gaming techniques to present strategies to promote evidence-based research to your nursing peers.


http://www.slideshare.net/dwortley/global-trends-in-serious-games

24 June 2011

http://classtools.net/widgets/jigsaw_7/bP54L.htm

http://classtools.net/widgets/jigsaw_7/bP54L.htm


Evidence-based research can be puzzling.
Reconnect the pieces of the puzzle to reveal the systematic research process, the need for research and the reason for low utilization of research.

e-learning to facilitate 21st century learners

http://www.slideshare.net/zaid/using-elearning-to-facilitate-21st-century-learning-1847954


We realize that you are 21st century students learners. You love technology. You love to text, tweet,  and socialize on Facebook , ooVoo and other social sites.
Review the slide share on e-learning to facilitate your learning. It will discuss blogs, twitter, wikis, RSS, social bookmarks and other types of interactive learning tools.
After you view the slideshare send me a text message to communicate your thoughts about the slideshare.

23 June 2011

Blog assignment

A blog uses reflective writing and involves sharing entries with the instructor and classmates for feedback, comments and/or to pose questions. The blog will create an online community of scholars (you, your classmates, the instructor, and others) to discuss and debate issues of importance about your related topic.

Assignment: You are to design a blog on evidenced-based research in nursing.  Be creative and use evidence-based information to support your entries. This assignment is due next week and should include 6 entries by Week 9. Use blogger.com to set up your blog site.

Introduction to Evidence Based Searching



Please view the video. Today, we will review a definition for evidence based healthcare and learn to search for evidence based information.