Evidence Based Nursing Practice

This guide contains a variety of library resources on evidence-based nursing practice includes levels of evidence and tips for searching the literature.

Evidence Funnel

Pyramid or Funnel? New Model Proposed for Grading the Evidence
Edmonds, S. W., Cullen, L., & DeBerg, J. (2024). The Problem with the Pyramid for Grading Evidence: The Evidence Funnel Solution. Journal of perianesthesia nursing : official journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses, 39(3), 484–488. https:

Evidence Based Practice Resources

Mayo Clinic Evidence Based Practice

Systems - integration of evidence with patient records
Summaries - practice guidelines found via Clinical Key & UpToDate
Synopses of Syntheses - focused journals: Evidence-Based Nursing, Evidence-Based Medicine, ACP Journal Club
Syntheses - meta-analyses, systematic reviews and other evidence syntheses found through Cochrane, CINAHL, PubMed
Synopses of Single Studies - focused journals: Evidence-Based Nursing, Evidence-Based Medicine, ACP Journal Club
Single Studies - CINAHL, PubMed

See McMaster University Nursing 6S Pyramid for additional details

Evidence Based Nursing Practice

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Nursing Research Journals

Evidence Funnel

Evidence Based Practice Resources

Recent Articles from the CINAHL Database