What are Levels of Evidence?
References
Guyatt G. Rennie D. Meade M. Cook D. & American Medical Association. (2015). Users' guides to the medical literature: A manual for evidence-based clinical practice (3rd ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.
Levels of evidence may vary slightly depending on which nursing research/EBP textbook you are using in your nursing program.
The RN-to-BSN program utilizes the following text by Schmidt & Brown (2022) in the NURS 4610 course. A print copy is on reserve in the Mulford Library for student use. A few copies are also available to request and borrow from OhioLINK.
See pp. 14-24 for a thorough explanation of the evidence hierarchy and levels, including corresponding study designs.