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Evidence-Based Research

Examining Research Problems, Purposes, and Hypotheses

How to Examine Research Problems, Purposes, and Hypotheses

CASP Checklists: These checklists are designed to help you evaluate systematic reviews, qualitative, randomised control trial, and many other types of research studies.

Appraise: Systematic Reviews: Duke Health evidence based practice series.

PRISMA Website with Review Documents: This site goes over how to review integrated evidence items for quality

Clinical Guideline and Recommendations: This is a listing from AHRQ of Guideline and Recommendation resources in healthcare

AACN Clinical Practice Guidelines: Here are examples of critical care guidelines from the American Association of Critical Care nurses

ENA Clinical Practice Guidelines: Search for emergency care guidelines from the Emergency Nurses Association


Featured Presentations

Understanding Primary vs. Secondary Sources: Tutorial by Hartness Library.

Handout: Locating Clinical Guidelines (Cochrane, CINAHL, Google, & PubMed)

APA Reference Example: Cochrane Review

APA Reference Example: Clinical Practice Guideline with Group Author

APA Reference Example: Clinical Practice Guideline with Individual Authors


Evidence Focused Resources: Examining research problems, purposes, and hypotheses

Finding Systematic reviews in CINAHL: This is a short video to help you find Systematic Reviews in CINAHL

Finding Systematic reviews in Cochrane: This is a short video to help you find Systematic Reviews in the Cochrane Library

Using PubMed in Evidence-Based Practice: Free training by NIH on "how to use evidence-based practice when searching clinical questions using PubMed".