FAR EASTERN

UNIVERSITY
Institute of Nursing
For Levels 3 Level 4

Format for Evidence Based Nursing Process:

A. Clinical Question

II. Citation: Title of the Journal article on a research related to your case

III. Study Characteristics:

a. Patients included (population and sample)

b. Intervention
c. Comparison
d. Outcome monitored
e. Does the study focus on the significant problem in clinical practice

IV. Methodology/Design

a. Methodology
b. Design
c. Setting
d. Data sources
e. Has the original study been replicated?
f. What were the risk and benefit of the nursing actions/interventions tested in the
study?

V. Results of the Study

Discuss briefly the result of the study. If the original study has been replicated, are
the findings similar in the variety of situations?

VI. Author’s Conclusions/Recommendations

a. What contribution to the client’s health status does the nursing action/intervention
make?
b. What overall contribution to nursing knowledge does the study make?

VII. Applicability
 a. Does the study provide a direct enough answer to your critical
question in terms of type of patients, interventions and outcome?
b. Is it feasible to carry out the nursing action in the real world?

VIII. Reviewer’s Conclusion/Commentary

IX. Evaluating Nursing Care Practices

a. Safety
b. Competence of the care provider
c. Acceptability
d. Effectiveness
e. Appropriateness
f. Efficiency