EBP107 Evidence-Based Practice - Evaluation of Journal Article

Instructions:

Students are required to conduct an evaluation of one journal article in an essay format. The article may be the selected one used in Assessment 2 Article Summary task. Alternatively, you may choose to select an article of your choice from the range of research articles supplied for the previous Assessment 2 assignment.

This task requires using one of the critical appraisal tools supplied from a link below. Choose an appraisal tool that fits the chosen article to evaluation.

• (n.d.). CASP Checklists. https://casp-uk.net/casp-tools-checklists/
• Centre for    Evidence-Based    Medicine    (CEBM).    (2014).     Critical     Appraisal    Tools. https://www.cebm.net/2014/06/critical-appraisal/
• Equator (n.d.). Reporting guidelines for main study types. http://www.equator- network.org/
• Joanna Briggs Institute (n.d). Critical appraisal tools. https://jbi.global/critical-appraisal-tools

Essay Format:

The article evaluation must be presented in an essay format, with an introduction, body and conclusion.

Introduction:

The introduction must introduce the article, including proper referencing of the article, and a discussion about why you chose that article to evaluate.

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Body:

In the body of your essay you must:

1. Use the critical appraisal tool you have chosen to evaluate all the sections of the research study, including the title, abstract and
2. Throughout the body of your essay you are to refer to the chosen critical appraisal tool and use additional references to support your Subheadings may be used.
3. Provide a referenced definition of Evidence Based Practice (EBP), and a recommendation as to how well the findings from this study may be incorporated into EBP. Give reasons and offer evidence to support your evaluation.

Conclusion:

A brief discussion of the overall quality of the study with reference to the strengths and weaknesses as outlined in the body of the essay.

Referencing: It is essential that you use appropriate APA style for citing and referencing research. Please see more information on referencing here: https://library.torrens.edu.au/academicskills/apa/tool

Word count: Please include the word count - excluding the reference list at the end of the assessment. Please adhere to the word count, if you exceed 1,500 words (+10%), the excess may not be graded.

Appendix: Include a copy of the completed critical appraisal tool as an appendix.

Submission Instructions: 

Submit via the Assessment 3: Journal Article Evaluation link in the main navigation menu in EBP107 Evidence-Based Practice. The Learning Facilitator will provide feedback via the Grade Centre in the LMS portal. Feedback can be viewed in My Grades.