Nursing - Library Resources: Levels of Evidence

Levels of Evidence

When conducting medical research:

• Consider the level of evidence your source provides, even if it is peer-reviewed.
• Start at the top of the pyramid for the most reliable evidence.
• Remember: some questions may not have top-level research yet.
• Definitions of these articles types can be found here.

Reading Scholarly Journal Articles

This video will define the standard sections of scientific journal articles and suggest an order for reading them.

This video was created by the University of Kansas Libraries and is under a CC BY 4.0 license.

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