Evidence-based practice evaluation
Students will take the topic they have selected for their Couple, Family or Systems/Relational Issues Application paper and develop an evidence-based practice evaluation. This paper will respond to the following content areas that align with the first 3 of the 5 A’s of Evidence-Based Practice:
- Provide 3 background questions that would be relevant and inform your area of interest
- Develop a foreground question using the PICOT format. USE THE PICOT FRAMEWORK TO BREAK UP YOUR QUESTION INTO EACH OF THE PICOT COMPONENTS.
- Reviewing your PICOT question, identify the category of PICOT question it would be considered (i.e. Gibbs framework: Effectiveness, Prevention, Assessment, Description and Risk).
- Using your background and PICOT questions, provide a comprehensive list of words or phrases that you would use during a literature search.
- Identify at least three search platforms that you used to search key terms for your background and/or foreground (PICOT) questions.
- Provide the rationale for the use of these particular platforms for your search
- Provide at least 6 references for your background questions and at least 3 references relevant to your PICOT question using your search terms, submit the list of references with the assignment.
- Using the EBP pyramid or Hierarchy of evidence, how would you classify or rate the strength of the articles identified from your search?
- Based on your search, identify and summarize three findings from these articles that you view relevant to your topic of interest in general and/or your PICOT question in particular.
