How do I determine the level of evidence of an article?
Nursing students frequently look for articles that use evidence based practice (EBP).
Answer
The key to determining EBP is examining the type of research that was done by the authors of the article you're reviewing. Here are some helpful guides that have been created by other academic institutions:
- This chart, from another school, shows you how to identify a primary or empirical research article http://guides.library.cornell.
edu/c.php?g=293669&p=2004549 - https://libguides.uta.edu/
nurs4325/flowchart - This page has a chart for levels of evidence if you scroll down. https://libguides.cedarville.
edu/picoquestion/pico_research - https://ascension-wi.
libguides.com/ebp/Levels_of_ Evidence
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