title: Upgrading the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses' evidence-leveling hierarchy.
abstract: In August 2008, the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses' (AACN's) Evidence-Based Practice Resource Work Group met to review current AACN Practice Alerts and to identify new Practice Alerts to be created. The work group was also tasked with reassessment of the grading system used by AACN that evaluates evidence associated with the Practice Alerts and other AACN resources. This article details the effort of this national volunteer work group, specifically highlighting the development of the new AACN evidence-leveling hierarchy system.
authors.affiliation: The Toledo Hospital, Toledo, Ohio 43551, USA. rochelle.armola@promedica.org
authors.forename: Rochelle R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Armola
authors.forename: Annette M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Bourgault
authors.forename: Margo A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Halm
authors.forename: Rhonda M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Board
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bucher
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Harrington
authors.forename: Colleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Heafey
authors.forename: Rosemary K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Pamela K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Shellner
authors.forename: Justine
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Medina
mesh_terms: D015400:Clinical Nursing Research / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D003422:Critical Care / Q000592:standards*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012956:Societies, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States