Nursing Resources: Evidence-Based Practice Resources

Under the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, AHRQ supports research and collects data concerning the safety, quality, efficiency, cost and access of healthcare services.

This independent, non-profit group maintains this site which contains links to guidelines, preventive services, summary reports about clinical outcomes.

An initiative of the AHRQ, this is a comprehensive database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents.

This British site offers links to best practice guidelines, quality improvement studies, clinical summaries and other research.

From the University of Southern California's Health Sciences Center.

From the excellent "Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice" website by Duke University Medical Center Library and Health Sciences Library at UNC, Chapel Hill

Use the checklists linked here to evaluate a variety of types of evidence, including randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews, cohort studies, and qualitative studies. Checklists are designed to help review the validity, results, and implications of research.

This excellent tutorial was developed by staff at Duke University Medical Center Library and the Health Sciences Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Use the Appraise tabs to review your evidence.

Use this tool to evaluate a clincal practice guideline and determine whether an entire guideline or only specific sections are relevant to the clinical question.