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Evidence-Based Practice / Unit 4   EBP 0480 short lesson, about 20 seconds

Appraising Certainty

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The idea

Appraising certainty means first uncovering the source of the knowledge behind a contemplated action, then appraising the quality of that source.

In practice

Asking where a practice came from before asking whether it works.

Where people slip

The first step is the one skipped. A practice whose source nobody can name has not had its certainty appraised at all.

Your place on the trail

Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.

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