assignment.The Task: Utilize the databases identified in the text to locate an Evidence-Based Practice Guideline, related to your topic identified in Module 1. Perform a rapid critical appraisal of the Evidence-Based Guideline by answering the following questions in APA format. All questions should be answered in detail and explanations offered according to guideline content when applicable.• Who were the guideline developers? • Were the developers of the guideline representative of key stakeholders in this specialty (interdisciplinary)?
• Who funded the guideline development?
• Were any of the guideline developers funded researchers of the reviewed studies?
• Did the team have a valid development strategy?
• Was an explicit (how decisions were made), sensible, and impartial process used to identify, select, and
combine evidence?
• Did its developers carry out comprehensive, reproducible literature review within the past 12 months
of its publication/revision?
• Were all important options and outcomes considered?
• Is each recommendation in the guideline tagged by the level/strength of evidence upon which it is
based and linked to the scientific evidence?
• Do the guidelines make explicit recommendations (reflecting value judgments about the outcomes)?
• Has the guideline been subjected to peer review and testing?
• Is the intent of use provided (i.e. national, regional, local)?
• Are the recommendations clinically relevant?
• Will the recommendations help me in caring for my patients?
• Are the recommendations practical/feasible? Are resources (people and equipment) available?
• Are the recommendations a major variation from current practice? Can the outcomes be measured
through standard care?
Be sure to include the database from which the guideline was obtained and please submit a copy of the
guideline with your paper. Please be sure to answer the questions thoroughly using complete sentences and
APA format. Explain responses to yes/no questions in detail by presenting information found in the study to
support your response.
Provide a reference for the guideline according to APA format and a copy of the guideline.
This assignment must be written in complete sentences (not just a numbered list) using APA format.
Purpose: To allow students to explore how clinical practice guidelines can reduce variation in care and
optimize population health outcomes. Students will also demonstrate ability to identify reliable sources of
clinical practice guidelines and discuss key components for rapid critical appraisal of a clinical practice
guidelines.
Assignment Expectations:
Length: Clearly and fully answer all questions; include database; attach a copy of the guideline
Structure: Include a title page and reference page (if sources were used) in APA format. Your essay must
include an introduction and a conclusion
