Module Pre-Assessments are your opportunity to practice applying module content before final submission of your Competency Assessment. Please submit the pre-assessment with proper formatting as listed in your assessment instructions. For example, if a template is provided, it should be utilized. All written assessments should adhere to APA guidelines.  Please contact Assignment Samurai for help with EB004 Pre-Assessment Submission or any other course. Email: assignmentsamurai@gmail.com   For your Module 1 Pre-Assessment, respond to the following prompts. These prompts match those in your final Assessment. Prompts:

• Identify a clinical issue of interest that can form the basis of a clinical inquiry. (Note: You are required to focus on the same clinical issue of interest in the competencies EB002–EB006.)
• Develop a PICOT question to address this clinical issue of interest.
• Using the keywords from the PICOT question, search at least four different databases in the Walden Library to identify at least four relevant peer-reviewed articles at the systematic-reviews level.

To prepare:

• Access the following document: Critical Appraisal Worksheet

Part 1: Critical Appraisal of Research

• Conduct a critical appraisal of the four peer-reviewed articles you selected by completing the Critical Appraisal Worksheet.
  1. Be sure to include an evaluation table.

Once you submit your responses, assess yourself using the rubric provided. Use your Pre-Assessment submission and any feedback you may garner to improve and refine your responses. Use the following rubric to assess your response to the prompts:

Rubric Criteria	Does Not Meet Expectations	Meets Expectations	Exceeds Expectations
Conduct a critical appraisal of the four peer-reviewed articles you selected by completing the Critical Appraisal Worksheet. Be sure to include: An evaluation table. Learning Objective 1.1: Apply critical appraisal tools to evaluate peer-reviewed research	Response does not provide an adequate evaluation table. Response does not provide an adequate evaluation of each of the peer-reviewed articles selected.	Response provides an adequate evaluation table. Response provides an adequate evaluation of each of the peer-reviewed articles selected.	Response provides an accurate, clear, and detailed evaluation table. Response provides a detailed, specific, and accurate evaluation of each of the peer-reviewed articles selected.