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Assignment - Nursing Evidence Based Practice Critique Paper
Critique - Critical Appraisal of a Clinical Practice Guideline
Locate an evidence-based practice guideline of your choice that is relevant to the practice of an APRN.
Page limit: 3, narrative APA format
Refer to the Rapid Critical Appraisal Checklist for Evidence-based Guidelines within Appendix B on page 722 of the text: Melnyk, B. M. & Fineout-Overholt, E. (2019). Evidence-based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare: A guide to best practice (4rd Ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer.
Introduction
Include the citation for the guideline and where it was found
Provide rationale for why you chose this guideline; include why this should be used in practice.
Credibility
Who developed the guideline?
Were the developers representative of the key stakeholders in this specialty? Was the guideline developed by an interdisciplinary team?
Who funded the development of the guideline?
Were any of the guidelines developers funded researchers of the reviewed studies?
Was there a valid development strategy?
Was it explicit how decisions were made; did the process used to identify, select, and combine evidence appear sensible and impartial?
Was there a comprehensive, reproducible literature review within the past 12 months of its publication/revision?
Were all of the important outcomes and options considered?
Is each recommendation included in the guide labeled by the level/strength of evidence and linked with scientific evidence?
Does the guideline make explicit recommendations?
Has the guideline gone through peer review and testing?
Applicability/Generalizability
Is the intent of use provided?
Are the recommendations clinically relevant?
Will the recommendations help an APRN in caring for patients? Why or why not? How will an APRN use this guideline in practice?
Are the recommendations practical, feasible?
Are the recommendations a major variation from current practice?
Can the outcomes be measured through standard care?
Summary
Summarize the major discoveries of the critique.