EBP Toolkit Submission Criteria

Listed below are the criteria that should be included in the description of your evidence-based practice project.

Background Information

Provide the original question and the rationale for doing the project, using the PICO format.

P- Patient population of interest
I- Intervention of interest
C- Comparison intervention or status
O- Outcome

Describe the level of evidence for the change in practice
Describe your work setting and the population (in-patient hospital setting, ambulatory center, physician office, adult, pediatric, medical oncology, surgical oncology, etc.).

Example of Project and Description of the Process

Example of final product should be submitted.
Process is complete.

Evidence

Sources used are relevant and current (are they within the past 5 years?)
The type and strength of evidence (did you find randomized clinical trials, descriptive studies, clinical guidelines, or other types of evidence).
Summary of evidence with implications for practice is described.

Implementation

The steps and process are described.

Evaluation

The author should evaluate the process she/he followed-including suggestions for how to do this differently in the future. Plans for evaluation of the process are included.

References

References should be included in APA format.
Links to the website (if applicable) are included and appropriate, links are viable.

To submit your nursing-sensitive evidence-based practice change, or for further assistance, send an e-mail to research@ons.org.