Evidence-Based Practice
- Evidence-Based Practice (AANA) The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Evidence-Based Practice guide. Includes guidance on asking a clinical question, obtaining literature, critical appraisal, integrating the evidence, and evaluating outcomes.
Critical Appraisal Tools
- JBI Critical Appraisal Tools Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal tools for systematic reviews, randomized controlled trials, cohort studies, and more.
- Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine Oxford University
- Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) UK based organization building tools and workshops for conducting critical appraisal
- AGREE II Critical appraisal tool to evaluate the quality of guidelines.
Reporting Guidelines
Reporting guidelines can also be used for critical appraisal.
Guidelines
- ECRI Guidelines Trust This link opens in a new windowFind summaries of high-quality guidelines from state, federal, and international agencies. Requires free registration. Similar to National Guideline Clearinghouse.
- CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new windowPrior to searching, use the Publication Type limit of Practice Guidelines.
- Guidelines.co.uk This link opens in a new windowSummaries of guidelines and recommendations from United Kingdom governmental agencies and European and global professional groups. Includes links to full-text of guidelines. Registration is not required to access guidelines.
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) This link opens in a new windowGuidelines for United Kingdom (UK) National Health Services (NHS).
Professional groups, non-profit organizations, and government agencies often develop guidelines and make them available freely on their websites. Search or browse groups like the World Health Organization, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Veterans Health Administration, or U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Use Google to find additional groups focused on your specialty.
National Guideline Clearinghouse ceased in July 2018. There is no replacement product with the scope and depth of NGC. Use one or more of these sources to identify and access full-text guidelines.