As part of your exam you will be expected to demonstrate critical appraisal skills and associated decision-making. These resources will help you prepare for this part of the exam.
We have created a bite-sized video playlist where we go through the critical appraisal of a specific paper, allowing you to practice with us. This video series is based on the CASP Randomised Controlled Trial checklist.
These checklists are commonly used within the healthcare community to help appraise research. There are different checklists for different types of articles, including qualitative studies. Using these checklists will help you to thinking critically about what you are reading.
Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing by Peter EllisThis book has been specifically designed to help guide students through the process of identifying, evaluating and applying evidence in nursing practice.
ISBN: 9781526459336
Evidence-based practice in nursing : foundations, skills, and roles by Thomas Lee ChristenberyEvidence-Based Practice in Nursing explains the conceptual underpinnings of EBP and demonstrates how nurses can put EBP concepts into practice. Replete with critical knowledge, skills, tools, and scholarly development to enable nurses to fully and confidently deliver the highest-quality EBP care, this book eschews a one-size-fits-all approach in favour of unique systematic guidelines for understanding and applying EBP.
ISBN: 9780826127594
Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals by Janet H. Barker; Paul Linsley; Ros KaneIn the current healthcare climate, it is more important than ever to be able to select and find the right evidence for your practice to ensure patients receive safe, high quality care. The fully updated new edition of this comprehensive book helps nurses and healthcare professionals understand how to use evidence in all aspects of care, with plenty of examples and activities to help relate concepts to practice.
How to Read a Paper by Trisha GreenhalghRequired reading in many medical and healthcare institutions, How to Read a Paper is a clear and wide-ranging introduction to evidence-based medicine and healthcare, helping readers to understand its central principles, critically evaluate published data, and implement the results in practical settings.