Rapid Critical Appraisal for reviewing articles.

The purpose of these checklists is for you to determine the validity of a study (article) for supporting use for your capstone project. The better the articles you choose for your literature review, the stronger your evidence for your clinical practice will be. Take a moment to review pages 708-726 in your Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt, 4th text. These pages contain the Rapid Critical Appraisal Checklist for reviewing articles. The purpose of these checklists is for you to determine the validity of a study (article) for supporting use for your Clinical Practice and Review of Literature Assignment. Below are the rapid critical appraisal checklist in fillable forms and directions for this assignment.

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Here are the directions to this assignment:

· Conduct a literature search to identify (1) one high-quality quantitative article based on your clinical question (PICOT).

· The article must be published within the last 5 – 7 years.

· Please do NOT select systematic reviews, meta-analyses, clinical practice guidelines, or qualitative articles.

· Complete the General Appraisal Overview for All Studies form thoroughly.

· Appendix B1 Form

· Next, select (1) one of the following forms based on the type of quantitative article you selected and then fill it out thoroughly. Only one form is needed for this assignment. Please select the one that is most appropriate for your article type.

· Randomized Clinical Trial:

· Appendix B3 RCA for RCT

· Quasi-Experimental Studies:

· Appendix B4 RCA for Quasi-Experimental Studies

· Cohort Studies:

· Appendix B5 RCA Cohort Studies

· Descriptive Studies:

· Appendix B6 RCA Descriptive Studies

· Finally, upload the following documents to this Assignment for grading.

· A pdf copy of your chosen article.

· General Appraisal Overview for All Studies form — completed.

· The correct form based on your article type (RTC, Quasi-Experimental, Cohort, or Descriptive Study RCA) — completed.

The following rubric will be used to assess whether your chosen articles were critically appraised correctly. All open-ended response questions should be addressed thoroughly according to the rubric and supported by citations/literature. FYI – You can use the article you found to support your answers and outside sources are okay.

Assignment Rubric:

Rubric

Rapid Critical Appraisal Checklist Rubric.v2

Rapid Critical Appraisal Checklist Rubric.v2
Criteria	Ratings	Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeValidity Section Answer yes, no, or unknown to each question.		15 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeReliability Section Answer each question listed in this section by providing a brief 3-5 sentence explanation with an example from the article.		15 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeApplicability Section Answer yes, no, or unknown to each equation. If your RCT has open response questions or a comment box in this section, please answer each open response question with a 3-5 sentence explanation with an example from the article.		15 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWould you use the study results in your practice to make a difference in patient outcomes? If yes, explain both how and why. If no, why not. Be sure to support your 5-8 sentence response with literature.		25 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAdditional Comments & Reflection A 3-5 sentence response is required for this section. Be sure to support your response with literature. • Things to discuss in this section should include dialogue about the validity and applicability sections of your paper (i.e., dialogue with examples from the article on outcomes, control groups, types of statistical analysis, bias/unbiased, results consistency and intervention).		15 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeRecommendation for Article Use Within a Body of Evidence Provide one example of how this article can be used to guide clinical practice.		15 pts
Total Points: 100

The purpose of these checklists is for you to determine the validity of a study (article) for

supporting use for your capstone project.

The better the articles you choose for your

literature review, the stronger your evidence for your clinical

practice will be.

Take a

moment to review pages 708

–

726 in your Melnyk & Fineout

–

Overholt, 4th text

. These

pages contain the

Rapid Critical Appraisal Checklist

for reviewing articles.

The purpose of

these checklists is for you to determine the

validity of a study (article) for supporting use

for your Clinical Practice and Review of Literature Assignment

Below are the rapid

critical appraisal checklist in fillable forms and directions for this assignment.

Here are the directions to this assignm

ent:

Conduct a literature search

to identify

(1) one high

–

quality quantitative article

based on your clinical

question (PICOT).

The article must be published within the

last 5

–

7 years.

Please do

NOT

select systematic reviews,