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Critique
Critiquing evidence leads to its evaluation. Evaluation of the evidence includes determination of its merit, feasibility and utility as a basis for making a practice change. The emphasis in this phase is on appraisal of findings since these are the knowledge products under consideration.(Brown, 1999).
Goal
The goal is to evaluate the scientific merit and potential clinical applicability of each study's findings, and with a group of studies covering similar problem areas, to determine what findings have a strong enough basis to be used in practice.
Manuscripts evaluated
Manuscripts evaluated may be the original research studies or integrative reviews/meta-analyses.
Process
A team approach is best and the work can be divided in many ways. In 1994, at an ONS Congress Symposium "Empowering the Nurse: Applying New Findings to Clinical Practice," Marie Whedon suggested that an RU Project Group involve two groups with overlapping members.
- Literature review group makes recommendations from the literature to the application group.
- Application group provides clinical outcomes and implementation strategies.
Critiquing an Integrated Review