Assignment: Evidence Based Practice
Length: 3 to 4 pages.
The paper will include the following:
• Clinical Question
• Group Research Question and in PICOT format
• Purpose of your paper
• Search Strategy
• Search terms
• Databases used: Chamberlain Database
• Refinement decisions made
• Identification of one most relevant articles and why chosen
• Levels of Evidence
• Type of question asked
• Best evidence found to answer question
INDIVIDUAL TOPIC SEARCH STRATEGY (ITSS) PAPER FORMAT
CLINICAL QUESTION
Research Question
1) Accurately and clearly states your group's research question as your group formulated using PICO format.
Purpose of Paper
1) Describe the purpose of your topic search strategy (ITSS) paper.
SEARCH STRATEGY
Search Terms
1) List all terms you used to search for your articles (i.e. breast cancer, screening, mammography, intervention, assessment, influencing factors....etc.)
Library Databases
1) List Chamberlain library database you used (i.e. EBSCO, Medline, OVID, PubMed....etc.)
2) Google search engine is NOT the library database
Availability of Articles
1) How many research articles were available to answer your group research question?
2) Provide numbers of articles, NOT just saying "plenty, sufficient, many...etc.
Refinement Decisions
Changed Decision
1) What decision(s) have you changed from your original search strategies? (i.e. peer-review, within last 5 years, primary data article, full-text....etc.)
Rationale for Changed Decision
1) What was your rationale for your decision to change from original search strategies?
Availability of Articles
1) How many research articles were available to answer your group research question after refinement decision?
2) Provide numbers of articles, NOT just saying "plenty, sufficient, many...etc.
FINAL ARTICLES
Final Decision
Selection of Relevant Articles
1) Describe decisions you made to specifically select 1 PRIMARY DATA ARTICLE as relevant for answering your group Research Question and for reviewing/analyzing for Analyzing Published Research Article paper.
Levels of Evidence
Topic Addressed
1) Describe how your article addresses the topic (i.e. therapy, prognosis, risk factors, assessments, measurement tools, meaning....etc) (see handout)
Study Type
• Identify study type of article(s): Quantitative, Qualitative, Descriptive, or Mixed-Method Study
Level of Evidence: Evidence Level Pyramid
1) Identify and describe the level of evidence based on Evidence Level/Hierarchy Pyramid
2) Refers to Handout (Quick Guide to Designs in an Evidence Hierarchy)
SUMMARY
1) Summarize your overall article search processes/procedures.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.