Module 6: Article Grading Table

Instructions

Prepare a data extraction of 5 peer reviewed journals. As a DNP, you need to be able to evaluate peer reviewed journals and appropriately appraise the articles to evaluate if the information can be used to answer the clinical question.

Clinical Question: 

In patients diagnosed with Tuberculosis (P) is a CT scan (I) compared to MRI (C) more accurate diagnosing (O)TB caverns during patient assessment T?

P = Patient Population – TB Patients

I = Intervention or issue – CT scan

C = Comparison Intervention or Status – Comparison of a CT vs MRI

O = Outcome – Diagnosing accuracy (TB Caverns)

T: Time - Patient assessment

Based on the question above please complete the following:

1. Find 5 peer reviewed journals articles
2. Read the articles (take notes, look for key points)
3. Fill out the form for each article – John Hopkins Article Appraisal Form (Microsoft Word file)
4. Return the forms for evaluation and grading

Contribute a minimum of 5 pages. It should include at least 3 academic sources, formatted and cited in APA.