Assignment Task
Evidence Hierarchy of Designs based on Polit & Beck
Systematic review or meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs)
Systematic review or meta-analysis of nonradomized trials
Multi-center RCTs
Single RCT
Single nonrandomized trial
Single quasi-experimental study
Systematic review or meta-analysis of correlational/observational studiesSingle correlational/observational/non- experimental/cohort/longitudinal study Systematic review or meta-synthesis of descriptive/qualitative/quantitative/physiologic studies (includes non-RCT)
Single descriptive/qualitative/ physiologic/pilot/feasibility studies/ concept analyses/theory development Quality improvement projects
Opinions of authorities, expert committees, letters to the editor, simple literature reviews, clinical guidelines
Instructions
The next section will have the heading “PICOT Question”. Here you will write the Evidenced-Based Practice question as updated from your previous submissions. The next part is the “table of evidence” below. And lastly, a “reference” page. Your paper is aligned vertically (portrait), as usual, but the table is to be inserted horizontally (landscaped). Please do not re-create the table. Just use this one below keeping all the headings in place and writing only in non-shaded fields. Remember to delete these instructions.
