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Appendix D 2022 Final

This document outlines the Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice Model for Nursing and Healthcare Professionals. It provides a hierarchy of evidence guide that classifies different types of research and non-research evidence into five levels, from Level I being experimental studies and systematic reviews down to Level V being opinion pieces and case reports.

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Appendix D 2022 Final

This document outlines the Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice Model for Nursing and Healthcare Professionals. It provides a hierarchy of evidence guide that classifies different types of research and non-research evidence into five levels, from Level I being experimental studies and systematic reviews down to Level V being opinion pieces and case reports.

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Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice Model for Nursing and Healthcare Professionals

Hierarchy of Evidence Guide


Appendix D
Note: Refer to the appropriate Evidence Appraisal Tool (Research [Appendix E] or Nonresearch [Appendix F]) to determine quality ratings.

Evidence Level Types of Evidence


• Experimental study, randomized controlled trial (RCT)
Level I • Explanatory mixed methods design that includes only a Level I quaNtitative study
• Systematic review of RCTs, with or without meta-analysis
• Quasi-experimental study
Research Evidence

Level II • Explanatory mixed methods design that includes only a Level II quaNtitative study
(Appendix E)

• Systematic review of a combination of RCTs and quasi-experimental studies, or quasi-experimental


studies only, with or without meta-analysis
• Nonexperimental study
• Systematic review of a combination of RCTs, quasi-experimental and nonexperimental studies, or
Level III nonexperimental studies only, with or without meta-analysis.
• Exploratory, convergent, or multiphasic mixed methods studies
• Explanatory mixed methods design that includes only a Level III quaNtitative study
• QuaLitative study
• Systematic review of quaLitative studies with or without meta-synthesis

Opinion of respected authorities and/or nationally recognized expert committees or consensus panels based

Level IV
on scientific evidence. Includes:
Nonresearch Evidence

• Clinical practice guidelines


• Consensus panels/position statements
(Appendix F)

Based on experiential and non-research evidence. Includes:


• Scoping reviews
• Integrative reviews
Level V • Literature reviews
• Quality improvement, program or financial evaluation
• Case reports
• Opinion of nationally recognized expert(s) based on experiential evidence
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