Evidence-based practice inquiry

Week 4 Part A Critically Appraising Quantitative EBP

You are gaining confidence in searching articles for your PICO(T). Find one quantitative  article to support your PICO(T). This will be your first article for your literature review table due in Week 4. Refer back to the Boolean search and database in Week 2 to demonstrate a simple search with the specific types of research format. Complete a literature review table :N320 Literature Review Template  

1) Discuss the fundamental meaning of quantitative research in Melnyk and Fineout-Overholt (Chapter 5 & 17).  2) Utilize the strength-of-evidence pyramid (Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt, pg 116,Figure 4.2) and determine where qualitative and quantitative research sits within the pyramid using a compare and contrast methodology. 3) Attach your first article literature review table to your discussion post and cite your article in APA reference style at the end of your post. 4) Respond to two peers on the strengths/weaknesses of the articles selected.

Part B: Critically Appraising Qualitative EBP

You are gaining confidence in searching articles for your PICO(T). Find one qualitative article to support your PICO(T). This will be your second article in your literature review table due in Week 7. Refer back to the Boolean search and database in Week 2 to demonstrate a simple search with the specific types of research format. Complete a literature review table :N320 Literature Review Template  

1) Discuss the fundamental meaning of quantitative research in Melnyk and Fineout-Overholt (Chapter 6 & 18).  2) Utilize the strength-of-evidence pyramid (Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt, pg 116, Figure 4.2) and determine where qualitative and quantitative research sits within the pyramid using a compare and contrast methodology. 3) Attach your first article literature review table to your discussion post and cite your article in APA reference style at the end of your post. 4) Respond to two peers on the strengths/weaknesses of the articles selected.