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    The Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for Evidence-based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare is approved by the Accreditation Board for Specialty Nursing Certification (ABSNC) to offer an EBP Certificate (EBPC) certificate to qualified health professionals who work in practice or education. This certificate recognizes demonstrated expertise in EBP and denotes that the successful applicant has completed the required education component. Applicants will need to provide documentation of advanced intensive continuing education or graduate study in EBP.  

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We know you have questions and we have answers. Use the filter below to search through our most commonly asked about EBP and the Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for Evidence-based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare. If you have questions not covered by this FAQ contact us at fuldebp-c@osu.edu

 

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What do I get once I successfully pass all levels?

You will be able to have this certificate, EBPC, for a period of 5 years. A reminder to renew will be sent to you before that time. Individuals who successfully complete this certificate are entitled to state that they hold a certificate from the Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for Evidence-based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare. The added knowledge, skills and attitudes that you, as a certificate holder, have achieved, will prepare you to serve in leadership roles within healthcare and academic institutions to lead the adoption and implementation of evidence-based practice concepts to strengthen quality healthcare.

How much will the certificate cost?

  • The certificate application and testing fees will total $475.*
  • Fuld Institute for EBP 5-day immersion participants, within 5 years of immersion completion, will have a fee of $395.
  • The price is a two-part fee. An initial fee of $200 allows submission of registration and educational content for component one. Upon educational content acceptance, successful candidates will be prompted to pay the balance before component two is made available.

How long will earning this certificate take?

  • The entire process could take you about a month from registration through completion if you have valid coursework, register for, take and pass the knowledge test as soon as possible, and submit all elements of the portfolio as soon as possible.
  • You could have up to 2.6 years to complete if needed. This allows for a resubmission of coursework and of portfolio items, and up to three attempts on the knowledge test. You still must meet all required response times on components to maintain progress through the program.
  • You should already have completed a qualifying educational component (within the last 5 years or less) and have a project or initiative completed within the last two years or less or fully thought out and ready to implement that you can submit before you apply for this program.

What are the required components for the certificate?

There are 3 components:

  • Coursework proof
  • Review of a video module on the current status of EBP and a knowledge test
  • Portfolio submission for review

 

EBP programs for the coursework component could be:

  • The Fuld Institute for EBP 5-day immersion (formerly the CTEP 5-day immersion)
  • Similar program or a graduate level course on EBP

What qualifications would make me eligible to apply for the EBPC?

You will need to provide:

  • CE or completion certificate or transcript with your name, dates of attendance or date the certificate was received (within last 5 years or less) and grade or continuing education hours, if appropriate
  • Content via schedule, agenda or syllabus
  • Attestation from an EBP instructor that you completed this course
  • Demographic information
  • Portfolio of a prospective evidence-based practice change project, an evidence-based quality improvement project, or a retrospective project completed in the past two years, including all the steps of the EBP process:
    • Cultivating a spirit of inquiry and EBP culture/Identifying a clinical practice change.
    • Creating a PICO(T) question/clinical question that guides the practice change project.
    • Searching for the evidence.
    • Appraisal, evaluation, and synthesis of the evidence.
    • Integrating evidence into decision-making for the EBP change.
    • Creating an Implementation & evaluation plan for the EBP change.
    • Creating a dissemination & sustainability plan for EBP change.

What software and hardware will I need to complete the certificate?

To successfully complete this certificate, you will need access to a computer or laptop that stores work and meets the following minimum requirements related to:

  •  Hardware:
    • Win7 or higher/Mac 10.9 or higher
    • Internal or external web cam
    • Internal or external microphone
    • Cable or high speed internet access
  •  Software:
    • Microsoft Office - Word
    • Microsoft Office - PowerPoint
    • Adobe Acrobat reader
  •  Browser:
    • Google Chrome browser is required for taking the EBPKnowledgeTest: https://www.google.com/chrome/
    • Proctorio Chrome Extension found here: https://getproctorio.com/
    • More details related to minimum computing requirements for the EBP Knowledge Test can be found here: https://proctorio.com/system-requirements


 
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