NSG7020 Week 4 discussion

1. Are the results of the study valid?

1 . Who were the guideline developers? Fill in (

2. Were the developers representative of key stakeholders in this specialty (interdisciplinary?)

3. Who funded the guideline development? Fill in (

4. Were any of the guidelines developers funded researchers

of the reviewed studies?

5. Did the team have a valid development strategy?

6. Was an explicit (how decisions were made), sensible and

imperial process used to identify, select, and combine

evidence?

7. Did its developers carry out a comprehensive,

reproducible literature review within the pas 12 months of

its publication/revision?

8. Were all important options and outcomes considered?

9. Is each recommendation in the guideline tagged by the

level/strength of evidence upon which it is based and

linked with the scientific evidence?

10. Do the guidelines make explicit recommendations

(reflecting value judgments about outcomes)?

11. Has the guideline been subjected to peer review and

testing?

2. Applicability/Generalizability

12. Is the intent of use provided (e.g. national, regional,

local)?

13. Are the recommendations clinically relevant?

14. Will the recommendations help me in caring for my

patients?

15. Are the recommendations practical/feasible (e.g.

resources-people and equipment- available)?

16. Are the recommendations a major variation from current

practice?

17. Can the outcomes be measured through standard care?