Phase 2: Section 3
Asking Clinical Questions
(Linked to Lecture 4)
Welcome to Phase 2 Section 3
Please read over the aims and objectives of this section and click on your theory to practice link before completing your formative questions and summative assessment. If you have difficulty understanding any of the content of this section, please discuss this with your CILG teacher in your next class.
COURSE AIMS and LEARNING OUTCOMES
The main aim of this section is to introduce students to question formulation as a fundamental aspect of evidence based practice
By the end of this section you should be able to:-
- Ask answerable clinical questions
- Consider how situations and problems from practice can become the focus of searching for evidence
- Understand different types of questions and where answers may be found
LINKING THE THEORY TO PRACTICE
Please view the following short video clip. This link should help to demonstrate the relevance and applicability of using evidence to support clinical practice.
SELF DIRECTED ACTIVITY
Below is a link to the paper by Stillwell et al (2010) “Asking the Clinical Question: A Key Step in Evidence-Based Practice”
This paper will help you consider the importance of formulating a well-developed clinical question and allow you to practice creating PICO questions.
FORMATIVE QUESTIONS
Following on from the above activity, please attempt to answer the following three formative assessment questions. You can click to receive immediate feedback on your answers. These three formative assessment questions are not marked and will not affect your overall module score. You are strongly encouraged to undertake the formative assessment questions before proceeding and prior to undertaking the summative assessment questions at the end of this section.
SECTION SUMMARY
This section should have introduced you to the importance of good question formulation as a fundamental aspect of evidence based practice.
You should now be in a position to:
1. Ask answerable clinical questions.
2. Consider how situations and problems from practice can become the focus of searching for evidence.
3. Understand different types of questions and where answers may be found.
Before leaving this section, please ensure that you have achieved the learning outcomes for this section of the course.
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Only when you have completed all of the above activities should you attempt the summative QuestionMark test. Your QuestionMark username and password are the same as your QOL login details. All assessments can be accessed from the 'Assessment' tab within the NFM1105 Module on Queen Online. To access QuestionMark (Click here)
This eResource and the QuestionMark tests have been designed to be used on a university PC using the Google Chrome web browser. It is currently not configured to be used on any mobile devices.
Please ensure that you click the ‘SUBMIT’ button after you complete each test to ensure that your scores are recorded. YOU WILL ONLY GET ONE ATTEMPT TO COMPLETE YOUR ASSESSMENT.
February 2017:
Assessment questions for this section must be completed on or before: Monday - 31st July 2017
September 2017:
Assessment questions for this section must be completed on or before: Monday - 5th March 2018
NB: You will only have one attempt to take each test.