Inquiry Toolkit

Welcome to our Inquiry Toolkit!

On this page you'll find all the tools you'll need to launch and manage a successful inquiry project.

Tools are organized into four categories:

Evidence-Based Practice Tools
Quality Improvement Tools
Research Tools
Dissemination Tools

Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice Tools - 5th Edition

Name	Tool
Appendix A: Project Steps and Overview	PDF \| Word
Appendix B: Question Development Tool	PDF \| Word
Appendix C: Searching and Screening Tool	PDF \| Word
Appendix D: Appraisal Tool Selection Algorithm	PDF \| Word
Appendix E1: Pre-Appraised Evidence Appraisal Tool	PDF \| Word
Appendix E2: Single Study Evidence Appraisal Tool	PDF \| Word
Appendix E3: Anecdotal Evidence Appraisal Tool	PDF \| Word
Appendix F: Evidence Terminology and Considerations Guide	PDF \| Word
Appendix G1: Best Evidence Summary Tool	PDF \| Word
Appendix G2: Individual Evidence Summary Tool	PDF \| Word
Appendix H: Summary, Synthesis, and Best-Evidence Recommendation Tool	PDF \| Word
Appendix I: Translation Tool	PDF \| Word
Appendix J: Implementation and Action planning Tool (8.5x11)	PDF \| Word
Appendix J: Implementation and Action planning Tool (A3)	PDF \| Word

Didn't find what you're looking for? Contact us, here. If you are not a JHHS employee OR if you are looking for tools from the 4th Edition of the Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals, contact the Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing to access the EBP tools.

Quality Improvement Tools

Name	Tool
A3 Document	PowerPoint
Cause and Effect Diagram	Coming Soon!
Driver Diagram	Coming Soon!
eFormQ	Word
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis	Coming Soon!
Quality Improvement Determination Worksheet	Word
SQUIRE 2.0 Guidelines	see Dissemination Tools

Didn't find what you're looking for? Contact us, here.

Research Tools

Name	Tool
Approval of Research Involving Nursing Resources	Link
Combined Informed Consent and HIPAA Authorization	Word
eFormA	Word
eFormE	Word
eFormR	Word
eFormS	Word
Risk Tier Calculator	PDF
Waiver of Documentation of Consent	Word
Waiver of HIPAA Authorization	Word
Becoming a Principal Investigator	PDF

Didn't find what you're looking for? Visit the Institutional Review Board (IRB) webpage, here, or contact the IRB at jhmeirb@jhmi.edu.

Dissemination Tools

Name	Tool
Executive Summary	PDF \| Word
Manuscript: Cover Letter	Coming Soon!
Manuscript: Query Letter	PDF \| Word
Response to Reviewer Comments	Word
Scientific Poster (traditional layout)	EBP \| QI \| Research
Scientific Poster (Better Poster layout)	EBP \| QI \| Research
SQUIRE 2.0	PDF \| Word