Certificate of Evidence-Based Practice

Are you consistently using the best evidence available to care for your patients? Evidence-based practice (EBP) is fundamental to quality patient care. It provides clinicians the tools needed to promote safer patient care and positive patient outcomes in all care settings.

Goal

This online learning module is designed to educate registered nurses and other interested health care professionals about EBP. Included in this learning activity is a pre-test, ten short learning segments, and a post-test. The unique step-by-step learning format will assist registered nurses in implementing evidence-based practices into the care they provide.

Objectives

• Identify the elements of EBP.
• Describe the categories of research evidence.
• Describe the categories of non-research evidence.
• Explain how to develop an EBP question.
• List two ways to implement EBP into the perioperative practice setting.

Facility Purchase

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Once learners are registered for this course, they will receive an email with a link providing course access. After initial login, learners can also access the courses via MyAORN.

Contact Hours

Participants will be awarded 2.0 Contact Hours after obtaining a minimum score of 80% in the posttest and completing the Course Evaluation requirement.

Course Length and Extension

This course is accessible for 4 months from the date of enrollment. If an extension is needed, there is a $25 fee, with a maximum extension of 4 months. Extension months must be consecutive. Please call Experience Services at 800-755-2676 to request an extension.

Computer Specifications

Visit Computer Specifications for Online Learning to learn about minimum system requirements for computer hardware and software used to take AORN online courses.