Nursing

The 5 A's of the Evidence-Based Practice Process

ASK the question (use PICOT)

ACQUIRE the literature (use Research Tools)

APPRAISE the literature (put on your critical thinking hat)

APPLY the evidence (put it into practice)

ASSESS the performance (evaluate the outcome)

P - Patient/population

I - Intervention

C - Comparison

O - Outcome

T - Timeframe

These sites will help you formulate your clinical question.