EBP Searchable Clinical Questions Guidelines with Scoring Rubric Purpose The purpose of this assignment is to: a) formulate a PICO (T)-formatted clinical question, b) identify key terms for conducting a review of the literature, and c) search for relevant evidence in scholarly databases. Course Outcomes Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to: (CO#3) Apply research principles to interpretation of the content of published research studies. (PO 9) (CO#4) Analyze data from relevant sources, including technology, to inform the delivery of care. (PO 4) (CO#5) Analyze the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing. (PO 1) Due Date: Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 5. Total Points Possible: 140Requirements: 1. Select a health-related topic applicable to your practice setting and formulate a clinical question using the PICO (T) format. 1. Identify key terms that you will use to search the literature, based on the PICO (T) elements. 1. Search for information on your formulated clinical question in each of these three databases: PubMed, CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature), and The Joanna Briggs Institute database. 1. Present the results of the searches in the tables provided in the “Evidence-Based Practice Searchable Clinical Questions Form” found in Doc Sharing. Although the worksheet is provided, you may need to add additional rows to the grid in order to accommodate your search results. Be sure to include all of your steps in the Notes column. 1. Submit the form to the Dropbox by the due date. Preparing the paper 1. In Doc Sharing, you will find the ‘Week 5 Evidence-Based Practice Searchable Clinical Questions Form’. This is the form to be used to submit the assignment. No other paper is required for this assignment. Although this form is provided for this assignment, you may need to add additional rows to the grid to accommodate your search results. 2. Below, you will find an example of how to complete the form as you are doing each search 3. The notes section is to be completed in detail as each step of the search is undertaken. Be sure to include all of the steps you used. 4. An optimal range of 10-20 scholarly articles is to be achieved for each search. This may require performing a combination of Boolean terms in order to achieve the optimal range. If this is not possible, a detailed explanation is to be included in the notes section. Points will be deducted if you do not perform enough of a search to arrive at the optimal range. Example: PubMed Clinical Question: In patients with muscle spasms, is relaxation as good as anti-spasmodic medication in reducing the incidence of muscle spasms?* The PICO (T) elements are: P = patients with muscle spasms I = anti-spasmodic medication C= relaxation O = reducing incidence of muscle spasms Search Number P I C O T # of Results Notes 1 Patients with muscle spasms 9576 I se ...

1. EBP Searchable Clinical Questions
Guidelines with Scoring Rubric
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to: a) formulate a PICO (T)-
formatted clinical question, b) identify key terms for conducting
a review of the literature, and c) search for relevant evidence in
scholarly databases.
Course Outcomes
Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the
ability to:
(CO#3) Apply research principles to interpretation of the
content of published research studies. (PO 9)
(CO#4) Analyze data from relevant sources, including
technology, to inform the delivery of care. (PO 4)
(CO#5) Analyze the American Association of Colleges of
Nursing (AACN) Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing.
(PO 1)
Due Date: Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 5.
Total Points Possible: 140Requirements:
1. Select a health-related topic applicable to your practice
setting and formulate a clinical question using the PICO (T)
format.
1. Identify key terms that you will use to search the literature,
based on the PICO (T) elements.
1. Search for information on your formulated clinical question
in each of these three databases: PubMed, CINAHL (Cumulative
Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature), and The Joanna
Briggs Institute database.
1. Present the results of the searches in the tables provided in
the “Evidence-Based Practice Searchable Clinical Questions
Form” found in Doc Sharing. Although the worksheet is
provided, you may need to add additional rows to the grid in
order to accommodate your search results. Be sure to include all

2. of your steps in the Notes column.
1. Submit the form to the Dropbox by the due date.
Preparing the paper
1. In Doc Sharing, you will find the ‘Week 5 Evidence-Based
Practice Searchable Clinical Questions Form’. This is the form
to be used to submit the assignment. No other paper is required
for this assignment. Although this form is provided for this
assignment, you may need to add additional rows to the grid to
accommodate your search results.
2. Below, you will find an example of how to complete the form
as you are doing each search
3. The notes section is to be completed in detail as each step of
the search is undertaken. Be sure to include all of the steps you
used.
4. An optimal range of 10-20 scholarly articles is to be achieved
for each search. This may require performing a combination of
Boolean terms in order to achieve the optimal range. If this is
not possible, a detailed explanation is to be included in the
notes section. Points will be deducted if you do not perform
enough of a search to arrive at the optimal range.
Example: PubMed
Clinical Question: In patients with muscle spasms, is relaxation
as good as anti-spasmodic medication in reducing the incidence
of muscle spasms?*
The PICO (T) elements are:
P = patients with muscle spasms
I = anti-spasmodic medication
C= relaxation
O = reducing incidence of muscle spasms
Search Number
P
I
C
O
T
# of Results

3. Notes
1
Patients with muscle spasms
9576
I searched on the P, “patients with muscle spasms” by typing it
in the search field and clicking “Search”
2
antispasmodic
42261
I searched on the I, “antispasmodic” by typing it into the search
field and clicking “Search.”
3
relaxation techniques
18003
I clicked “Clear” and typed “relaxation” in the search field.
CINAHL suggested “relaxation techniques” so I chose to search
on this.
4
muscle spasms
20693

4. I clicked “Clear” and typed “muscle spasms” in the search field
and clicked “Search.”
5
Patients with muscle spasms
antispasmodic
Relaxation techniques
10
I clicked on “advanced search” and combined Search #1 with
Search #2 and Search #3 using the Boolean operator “AND”. I
clicked “Search.” The Results were 10 abstracts. This is within
the optimal range of 10-20 returns so I stopped searching.
*This table reports the history of an actual search of this
clinical question in PubMed
Category
Points
%
Description
Content
25
18%
Clinical research question is clearly written in PICO(T) format.
Content
25
18%
PICO (T) search terms are clearly identified
Content
25
18%
A completed search in PubMed/Medline is conducted, following
guidelines in the tutorial
Content
25

5. 18%
A completed search in CINAHL is conducted, following
guidelines in the tutorial
Content
25
18%
A completed search in JOANNA BRIGGS is conducted,
following guidelines in the instructions.
Format & Grammar
15
10%
Grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are consistent
with formal written work.
Total
140
100
A quality assignment will meet or exceed all of the above
requirements.
Chamberlain College of Nursing NR500 Foundational
Concepts and Application
NR 500 W5 EBP Searchable Clinical Questions Guidelines and
Rubric Rev. July 11, 2014 sw
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Grading Rubric
Assignment Criteria
A
(100 - 92%)
Outstanding or highest level of performance
B
(91-84%)

6. Very good or high level of performance
C
(83-76%)
Competent or satisfactory level of performance
F
(75-0%)
Poor or failing or unsatisfactory level of performance
Content
Possible Points = 125 Points
Clinical research question written in PICO (T) format.
25-23 Points
22-21 Points
20-19 Points
18-0 Points
Clinical question is clearly written in the PICO (T) format.
Clinical question lacks occasional important element or
specificity.
Clinical question has several instances of inaccuracies and/or is
vague.
Clinical question has multiple instances of inaccuracies and/or
is vague or is missing from paper.
Key search terms
25-23 Points
22-21 Points
20-19 Points
18-0 Points

7. Chooses appropriate key search terms for 4 (5) PICO (T)
elements
Chooses appropriate key search terms for ONLY 3 PICO (T)
elements
Chooses appropriate key search terms for ONLY 2 PICO (T)
elements
Does not choose appropriate search terms for PICO (T)
elements.
Search in PubMed/ MEDLINE
25-23 Points
22-21 Points
20-19 Points
18-0 Points
Searches in PubMed, following guidelines in tutorial, and
retrieves an appropriate number of journal articles.
Searches in PubMed but only partially follows guidelines in
tutorial; however, retrieves an appropriate number of scholarly
articles.
Searches in PubMed but only partially follows guidelines in
tutorial and does not retrieve appropriate number of journal
articles.
Does not search in PubMed for MEDLINE (e.g., uses EBSCO to
search MEDLINE, or notes on search are missing.
Search in EBSCO/ CINAHL
25-23 Points
22-21 Points
20-19 Points
18-0 Points
Searches in CINAHL, following guidelines in tutorial, and
retrieves an appropriate number of journal articles.
Searches in EBSCO/CINAHL but only partially follows
guidelines in tutorial; however, retrieves an appropriate number
of scholarly articles.
Searches in EBSCO/CINAHL but only partially follows

8. guidelines in tutorial and does not retrieve an appropriate
number of journal articles.
Does not search in EBSCO/CINAHL, or notes on search are
missing.
Search in The Joanna Briggs Institute
25-23 Points
22-21 Points
20-19 Points
18-0 Points
Searches in The Joanna Briggs Institute database, following
guidelines in the instructions, and retrieves an appropriate
number of journal articles.
Searches in The Joanna Briggs Institute database but only
partially follows guidelines in the instructions; however,
retrieves an appropriate number of scholarly articles.
Searches in The Joanna Briggs Institute database but only
partially follows guidelines in the instructions and does not
retrieve an appropriate number of journal articles.
Does not search in The Joanna Briggs Institute database or
notes on search are missing.
Content Subtotal
_____of 125 points
Format & Grammar
Possible Points = 15 Points
Rules of grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are
consistent with formal written work.
15-14 Points
13 Points
12-11 Points

9. 10-0 Points
Grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are consistent
with formal written work with no exceptions
Grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are consistent
with formal written work, with 1-2 exceptions.
Grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are consistent
with formal written work, with 3-4 exceptions.
Grammar, spelling, word usage, and punctuation are not
followed, with 5 or more errors.
Format & Grammar Subtotal
_____of 15 points
Total Points
_____of 140 points
NR500 Directions & Rubric.docx
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Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 500 Foundational
Concepts and Applications
EBP Searchable Clinical Questions
Student Name:
Date:
Directions: Please read the Evidence-Based Practice Guideline
Rubric located in Doc Sharing, for instructions on how to
complete this form.
1. Clinical Question:
Select a health-related topic applicable to your practice setting
and formulate a clinical question, using the PICO (T) format.
Please type the question here:
2. Identify the PICO (T) Terms:

10. 3. Search: PubMed/MEDLINE
Go to MEDLINE at http://www.pubmed.gov and conduct a
search on your clinical question. Please type your search history
in the table below:
Search Number
P
I
C
O
T
# of Results
Notes

12. 4. Search: EBSCO/CINAHL
Go to the Chamberlain Library at
http://www.chamberlain.edu/library and enter EBSCO. Conduct
a search on your clinical question. Please type your search
history in the table below:
Search Number
P
I
C
O
T
# of Results
Notes

14. 5. Search: The Joanna Briggs Institute
Go to The Joanna Briggs Institute via the CCN Library.
Conduct a search on your clinical question. Please type your
search history in the table below:
Search Number
P
I
C
O
T
# of Results
Notes

16. Evidence-Based Practice_Clinical_Questions_Form.docx
revised 2014.01.14rr
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