Capella University online course, NURS-FPX4030 – Making Evidence-Based Decisions

Capella University online course, NURS-FPX4030 – Making Evidence-Based Decisions Baccalaureate-prepared nurses use the best available evidence in the processes of clinical reasoning and judgement, which lead to interventions that result in desired patient, systems, and population outcomes. This course focuses on the development of generalist nursing practice competencies for evidence-based decision making. In this course, you will access a variety of databases and other sources of evidence. By analyzing the credibility of evidence, you will work toward defining evidence-based solutions and plans to improve outcomes in care.

Capella University online course, NURS-FPX4030 – Making Evidence-Based Decisions Baccalaureate-prepared nurses

Supporting Resources
Related resources are provided for each assessment. Additional resources that may be useful throughout your
courses have been gathered for easy access. Refer to the link in the courseroom navigation panel to access these
resources.

Kaltura Activities

For one of the assessments in this course, you are required to create a video recording using Kaltura or similar
software.
To create your recording, you will need a built-in or external microphone and a webcam. If you do not already have
this hardware, headsets with microphones and webcams are available for purchase from the Capella University
Bookstore.

Note: If you require the use of assistive technology or alternative communication methods to participate in these or
any of the course activities, please contact DisabilityServices@Capella.edu to request accommodations.

Your Online ePorfolio

Online ePortfolios serve two key purposes: 1) to support learning and reflection, and 2) to be used as a showcase
tool. Your learning journey can be documented, and ePortfolios contribute to lifelong learning and growth through
reflection and sharing. Online ePortfolios can also be shared with employers and peers to present artifacts that
demonstrate your accomplishments at Capella.
COURSE COMPETENCIES NURS-FPX4030 – Making Evidence-Based Decisions Baccalaureate-prepared nurses

To successfully complete this course, you will be expected to:

1. Interpret findings from scholarly quantitative, qualitative, and outcomes research articles and studies.
2. Analyze the relevance and potential effectiveness of evidence when making a decision.
3. Apply an evidence-based practice model to address a practice issue.
4. Plan care based on the best available evidence.
5. Apply professional, scholarly communication strategies to lead practice changes based on evidence.
   SCORING GUIDES

The following scoring guides will be used to evaluate your performance on the assessments in this course.

Assessment 1: Locating Credible Databases and Research Scoring Guide.
Assessment 2: Determining the Credibility of Evidence and Resources Scoring Guide.
Assessment 3: PICO(T) Questions and an Evidence-Based Approach Scoring Guide.
Assessment 4: Remote Collaboration and Evidence-Based Care Scoring Guide.

FlexPath courses are competency-based courses designed to allow you the flexibility to work at your own pace. Your
progress in a FlexPath course depends solely on your ability to successfully demonstrate the course competencies.
You will demonstrate these course competencies through multiple assessments that simulate the type of work you
would be expected to do on the job. As a self-directed FlexPath learner, you will develop your own plan for
completing the assessments.

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In every FlexPath course, you will begin by setting your assessment target dates. This will create your personal
schedule for successfully completing all course assessments. You must submit your target dates within 12 days
from the course start date which is shown on your Campus dashboard.

If you receive financial aid, submission of your target dates will release your financial aid funds.
After you submit your target dates, a timeline displays on the course home page and shows your target date for
each assessment. This timeline pulls your target dates and reflects your progress as you complete each assessment.
You are expected to update and maintain your target dates until you complete the course and to use it to stay on
track and on task. You can revise your target dates as unexpected changes to your schedule occur, or you can add
time to incorporate feedback on your work.
Course Engagement

You are expected to engage in your course weekly.

Course Participation for FlexPath
Begin participating in your courses from the very beginning. Active participation helps to keep you from falling
behind and gives you the opportunity to fully benefit from the course. It is also required for continuing enrollment,
as stated in the Course Registration policy related to maintaining enrollment in the FlexPath “Initial Course
Participation” and “Ongoing Course Participation” sections. To meet Initial Course Participation requirements in
FlexPath, learners must set target dates within the first 12 days of the course. To meet Ongoing Course Participation

requirements, learners must also continuously submit courseroom activities (see list below) throughout the duration
of each course to remain enrolled in their course(s). If you are not actively participating in your course for 14
consecutive days, you will receive an e-mail notification directing you to take action. If you do not engage for
another 14 consecutive days (for a total of 28 consecutive days), you will be removed from your course, which will
result in a ‘non-performance’ (failure) for your course.

BHA-FPX – Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration FlexPath

• BHA-FPX4002 History of the United States Health Care System
• BHA-FPX4003 Present and Future State Developments within the United States Health Care System
• BHA-FPX4004 Patient Safety and Quality Improvement in Health Care
• BHA-FPX4006 Health Care Regulation and Compliance
• BHA-FPX4008 Health Care Budgeting and Reporting
• BHA-FPX4009 Health Care Reimbursement Systems
• BHA-FPX4010 Introduction to Health Care Research
• BHA-FPX4020 Health Care Administration Capstone Project
• BHA-FPX4102 Leadership and Communication in Health Care Organizations
• BHA-FPX4104 Strategic Leadership and Workforce Planning in Health Care
• BHA-FPX4106 Introduction to Managing Health Care Information
• BHA-FPX4108 Managing Population Health
• BHA-FPX4110 Health Care Systems and Operations
• BHA-FPX4112 Economics of Health Care

Initial Course Participation in FlexPath:
Setting target dates. The only way to participate initially is to set target dates. These must be submitted
within 12 days from the course start date, which is shown on your Campus dashboard. Resetting target dates
after the initial setting does not count as participation.
Ongoing Participation for FlexPath includes:
Syllabus – NURS-FPX4030 – Spring 2021

Completion of a Course Activity.
Engagement within the courseroom with your course instructor regarding your course content.
Engagement with a tutor regarding your course content via Capella Connect (not available in select
programs*).

Engagement with a Capella reference librarian via phone, chat, or e-mail related to course content.
*Tutors are not leveraged in the BSN, BS HCA, M Ed, and doctoral programs.

Note: Resetting target dates, communicating with an instructor via courseroom mail, in the Ask Your Instructor
discussion board, or outside of the courseroom does not count as initial course participation. Also, it is not enough
to contact your instructor when you are unable to participate in your course for more than 14 days. If circumstances
prevent you from being an active participant in your course, please contact your Academic Coach immediately to
review your options.

Academic Team

FlexPath Coaches
As a FlexPath learner, you have a FlexPath coach assigned to help you achieve your goals and complete your
degree. Contact your coach if you have questions about your program or need help selecting courses to meet your
degree requirements. Your coach can also help you understand Capella policies and procedures, and navigate
through potential roadblocks. To contact your coach, use the Email link in your Coach menu at the top of the
courseroom.
FlexPath Faculty

Your faculty is there to support your learning. In courses, you can:
Use the Message Your Faculty courseroom link to connect or follow-up on an assessment
Post on the Ask Your Faculty discussion board
Connect with your faculty member during office hours if offered.
Policies and Expectations

Learners at Capella University are expected to follow all university policies and procedures. These policies can be
found and reviewed on Campus or Visitor Center. The following links include the full list of university policies, and a
few key policies and resources that learners should review.
Campus – University Policies.

The full list of university policies and procedures at Capella is available on Campus and Visitor Center.
University Policy 3.01.01: Academic Integrity and Honesty.
The Academic Integrity and Honesty policy explains the concept of academic integrity and the consequences of
plagiarism at Capella.

University Policy 4.02.04: Discrimination, Harassment, and Assault.
The Discrimination, Harassment, and Assault policy states that Capella prohibits discrimination, harassment, and
assault of any member of the university community and any retaliatory behavior related to reports of such conduct.
University Policy 4.02.02: Learner Code of Conduct.

The Learner Code of Conduct policy outlines expected conduct and prohibited conduct at Capella. It also gives the
resolution process when prohibited conduct occurs.
SafeAssign Source Matching Tool.

This tool helps learners, staff, and faculty members identify content matches in academic work.
Campus – Online Etiquette.

The online etiquette page on Campus serves as a resource for effective and courteous communication online.
Writing at Capella
Throughout your program, you will develop five core writing skills aligned to the Capella Writing Standards. In
addition to the scoring guides that your faculty will use to assess your writing assignments, your faculty may also use
the Writing Feedback Tool. The Writing Feedback Tool presents feedback related to Capella’s five core writing skills:
Address assignment Purpose

Develop strong Organization
Integrate appropriate Evidence
Use scholarly Tone
Develop grammatically sound Sentence Structure
Through use of the Writing Feedback Tool, your faculty will provide you with guidance and resources to target
writing skill development. You are encouraged to study the Capella Writing Standards and to incorporate additional
Writing Center resources and live support into your writing process.

NURS-FPX – Nursing FlexPath

NURS-FPX4010 Leading People, Processes, and Organizations in Interprofessional Practice
NURS-FPX4020 Improving Quality of Care and Patient Safety
NURS-FPX4030 Making Evidence-Based Decisions
NURS-FPX4040 Managing Health Information and Technology
NURS-FPX4050 Coordinating Patient-Centered Care
NURS-FPX4060 Practicing in the Community to Improve Population Health
NURS-FPX4900 Capstone Project for Nursing
NURS-FPX5003 Health Assessment and Promotion for Disease Prevention in Population-Focused Health
NURS-FPX5005 Introduction to Nursing Research, Ethics, and Technology
NURS-FPX5007 Leadership for Nursing Practice
NURS-FPX6011 Evidence-Based Practice for Patient-Centered Care and Population Health
NURS-FPX6016 Quality Improvement of Interprofessional Care
NURS-FPX6020 Biopsychosocial Concepts for Advanced Nursing Practice 1
NURS-FPX6021 Biopsychosocial Concepts for Advanced Nursing Practice 1
NURS-FPX6025 MSN Practicum
NURS-FPX6026 Biopsychosocial Concepts for Advanced Nursing Practice 2
NURS-FPX6030 MSN Practicum and Capstone
NURS-FPX6103 The Nurse Educator Role
NURS-FPX6105 Teaching and Active Learning Strategies
NURS-FPX6107 Curriculum Design, Development, and Evaluation
NURS-FPX6109 Integrating Technology into Nursing Education
NURS-FPX6111 Assessment and Evaluation in Nursing Education
NURS-FPX6210 Leadership and Management for Nurse Executives
NURS-FPX6212 Health Care Quality and Safety Management
NURS-FPX6214 Health Care Informatics and Technology
NURS-FPX6216 Advanced Finance and Operations Management
NURS-FPX6218 Leading the Future of Health Care
NURS-FPX6410 Fundamentals of Nursing Informatics
NURS-FPX6412 Analysis of Clinical Information Systems and Application to Nursing Practice
NURS-FPX6414 Advancing Health Care Through Data Mining
NURS-FPX6416 Managing the Nursing Informatics Life Cycle
NURS-FPX6610 Introduction to Care Coordination
NURS-FPX6612 Health Care Models Used in Care Coordination
NURS-FPX6614 Structure and Process in Care Coordination
NURS-FPX6616 Ethical and Legal Considerations in Care Coordination
NURS-FPX6618 Leadership in Care Coordination
NURS-FPX8010 Executive Leadership in Contemporary Nursing
NURS-FPX8012 Nursing Technology and Health Care Information Systems
NURS-FPX8014 Global Population Health
NURS-FPX8030 Evidence-Based Practice Process for the Nursing Doctoral Learner
NURS-FPX8045 Doctoral Writing and Professional Practice
NURS-FPX9100 Defining the Nursing Doctoral Project
NURS-FPX9901 Nursing Doctoral Project 1
NURS-FPX9902 Nursing Doctoral Project 2
NURS-FPX9903 Nursing Doctoral Project 3
NURS-FPX9904 Nursing Doctoral Project 4
NURS-FPX9980 Doctoral Project Development