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Evidence-Based Practice / Unit 24   EBP 3483 short lesson, about 20 seconds

Scientific Validity

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The idea

To be ethical, work must be methodologically rigorous. Poor methods produce unreliable findings, so a flawed study or project exposes people to risk for nothing.

In practice

A design strong enough to answer the question it asks.

Where people slip

Quality improvement aims at local improvement rather than generalisable knowledge, and its methods must still be applied rigorously.

Your place on the trail

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