title: Evaluating the evidence in evidence-based design.
abstract: Evidence-based practice has become a valued process on which to base our clinical and facility design decisions, yet not all evidence is created equal. This facility design department aims to expand nurse leaders' knowledge and competencies in health facility design and enables them to take leadership roles in design efforts. This article focuses on the need to critical appraise facility design research articles and rate the strength of the evidence using a hierarchical model.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, San Diego State University, California, USA. jstichler@aol.com
authors.forename: Jaynelle F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Stichler
mesh_terms: D001108:Architecture; D032921:Consensus; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005160:Facility Design and Construction / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011361:Professional Competence; D036301:Qualitative Research; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards; D012196:Review Literature as Topic