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Critical Appraisal

Critical Appraisal is a very important step in understanding how to apply EBP in clinical settings.  Below are resources to help you determine how to appraise the literature that you find, including how to read original (primary) research studies.

CASP Checklist: The following free downloadable checklists are designed to be easy to understand, and to help you accurately perform critical appraisals.

NYU Libraries: Appraising the Evidence-Getting Started

Note: Some resources on this site are only accessible to NYU library users

A presentation by Dr. Kimberly Souffront, Associate Director of the Mount Sinai Center for Nursing Research and Innovation (CNRI), on how and why to perform a critical appraisal of published research when conducting your nursing research or evidence-based practice project.

Critical Appaisal Tutorial

Critical Appraisal Tools

FULD Institute RAPID Critical Appraisal (RCA) Forms

Source: © Copyright 2018, The Helene Fuld Health Trust  National Institute for Evidenceā€Based Practice   

To access the static PDF version of the RCA forms click on RCA Forms

Please note: In order to access the complete list of RCA tools you must first login to your account.

 

Below is a brief video that describes some useful strategies for critically appraising the literature:

 

 

How to Read Scientific Articles

 This video discusses how to read a scientific article, how to find the main points of the article, and how to take effective notes.

 

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