M2: Lesson 5 – Discussion
- Create an original posting with a minimum of 250-300 words.
- Back up your arguments with reliable evidence.
Searching for the Best Evidence
Instructions:
- Locate one primary research article, systematic review or practice guidelines related to the PICO question that is a report of an evidence-based practice or a quality improvement project. Thous this assignment involves finding one (1) article, keep in mind that you must describe the process on how you were able to locate the article. Then, answer the following questions:
- What is the level of evidence that best answers your PICO question?
- What relevant databases did you search to find the article?
- What keywords from your PICOT question were used to search the database?
- What strategies were applying to streamline your search?
- Did you use “MeSH terms”, Boolean connectors or parameters to help you search for the evidence?