Stop 2 - Meet with Mentor - Evaluate and Synthesize Evidence - The Clinical Inquiry Process Resource Guide - Research Guides at Virginia Commonwealth University

Meet with Mentor - Sign Off on Evidence Evaluation

Before proceeding, schedule a meeting with your mentor or advisor to review your evaluation of the evidence. The goal of this meeting is to ensure the soundness of your evaluation. Do not move forward until your mentor or advisor has signed off on the meeting sheet.

During this meeting, discuss the evidence you have gathered, your methods for finding it, and any challenges you encountered during the evaluation process. This is also an opportune time to talk about potential changes or enhancements to practice that may be suggested, and identify who might need to be involved to implement these changes.

Stop 2: Documents for Review

EBP Resource/ Meeting Log This form is intended to help those doing an EBP project to keep track of the people the project was discussed with, from question development to implementation. It is a list that will help to identify potential team members as well. The form also enables the team to keep track of what resources were consulted and what was found as the EBP question was clarified.
Non-Research Appraisal Tool (New)
Non-Research Appraisal Tool (New)
EBP Search Strategy Sheet The purpose of this document is to help keep track of what resources/databases were used to search for evidence. It also is a place to keep track of the search strategy that was used. The search strategy is important to keep track of because it enables others to evaluate the quality of the search and may lead to suggestions as to where else to search and terms that could be added or removed to improve the search strategy.

Questions for Mentors to Discuss with Mentees / Questions to Consider at this Point

How do you feel about the evidence you have found?
Did you have any issues finding evidence?
What issues did you face while appraising the evidence?
How would you rate the level and quality of the evidence you found?
Who have you spoken to about your topic?
Have you identified stakeholders and talked with them? Have any of them agreed to join the team to carry this project forward and implement any potential changes on the unit?
What are some of the interventions that were discovered? Which of these do you feel are the best and why?
Have you identified sources to gather data for both the pre-intervention and post-intervention period?