Congratulations to Jennifer DeBerg, user services librarian at Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, on co-authoring a new article that helps update processes for evidence-based nursing.

Evidence-based practice in nursing involves providing holistic, quality care based on the most up-to-date research and knowledge rather than traditional methods, advice from colleagues, or personal beliefs.

Currently, a pyramid hierarchy is typically used when reviewing evidence for a patient’s care. In their article, DeBerg and her co-authors suggest weighing all types of evidence similarly and not categorizing evidence according to an unhelpful evidence hierarchy.

Edmonds, S. W., Cullen, L., & DeBerg, J. (2024). The problem with the pyramid for grading evidence: The evidence funnel solution. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing, 39(3), 484–488. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jopan.2023.10.015

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