Assessment task 2: Evidence selection and critical appraisal using CASP Intent: To provide students with an opportunity to apply their EBP knowledge and critical appraisal skills on an identified...

Assessment task 2: Evidence selection and critical appraisal using CASP


Intent: To provide students with an opportunity to apply their EBP knowledge and critical appraisal skills on an identified clinical problem and relevant research evidence.


Objective(s): This assessment task addresses subject learning objective(s): A, B, C, D, E, F and G
This assessment task contributes to the development of graduate attribute(s): 1.0, 3.0 and.0


Weight: 35%
Task: This assessment builds on assessment 1. Students should use their feedback provided from
assessment 1 to refine and strengthen their searchable question to address clinical uncertainty,
search terms and search strategy. Assessment 1 should be refined and resubmitted to form the
beginning of this assessment using the template provided.


PART 1: Students are to develop a question to address the area of uncertainty, and demonstrate
their ability to use the PICO or PS framework, and document a systematic method to search literature. Students should complete the worksheet provided and document their searchable question, key search terms, and evidence of their database search (i.e. using Medline or CINAHL).


PART 2: Students are required to select ONE article that best addresses their clinical uncertainty.
(This paper may be a Randomised Controlled Trial, a qualitative article or a systematic review article). Students should appraise this selected paper using the relevant CASP tool for critical appraisal. A detailed critical appraisal is required of the selected paper.


PART 3: Following appraisal, students are required to provide a short (600 word) answer to address
the following questions.
What are some of the barriers and enablers to you implementing evidence based practice in your
workplace?


1. Provide a short summary of the important information that relates to your clinical question, explain the rational for your decision making to your situation of uncertainty.


2. Length: Parts 1 and Parts 2 - Max 2000 (Complete appraisal of one selected article using the CASP template
for either a quantitative or qualitative article or a systematic review)