title: The ASK model: a bare bones approach to the critique of nursing research for use in practice.
abstract: Professional nurses are expected to read and evaluate nursing research. Many nurses' report feeling intimated by research studies. The Applicability, Science, Knowledge Model offers the basics needed to quickly review and grasp the potential clinical significance of a journal study. Using a research report previously published in the Journal of Trauma Nursing, the authors demonstrate the critique process. Key points for critical understanding and guidelines for application to practice are presented.
authors.affiliation: Center for Nursing Research and Evaluation, Medical College of Ohio, in Toledo, OH, USA.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Shreve
mesh_terms: D016529:Emergency Nursing; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000451:nursing