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Nurs 321: Nursing Care of the Adult

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On this guide you will find resources to guide you through the research process. From forming a question or refining a topic to researching articles and citing sources, the library and its online resources are here to help.

Use this guide to support your research journey and reach out to your librarian as you have questions.

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Melynk & Fineout-Overholt hierarchy of evidence

Chart of Melnyk and Fineout-Overholt Levels of Evidence with strengths and hallmarks

Definitions of Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt’s hierarchy of evidence levels

Definitions and elaboration of what constitutes evidence in each of the seven levels of Melynk & Fineout-Overholt's Hierarchy of Evidence.

Articles March 10, 2021

During Professor Mack's NURS 321 class, students will discern the level of evidence in these articles:

Article #1 (Kuhlenschmidt, 2016)

Article #2 (Sun, 2020)

Article #3 (Krause, 2019)

Article #4 (Yackzan, 2019)

Article #5 (Hong, 2019)

Article #6 (Swihart, 2016)

Article #7 (Schlichter, 2020)

Article #8 (Sng, 2017)

Article #9 (Gilmore-Bykovskyi, 2020)