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Evidence-Based Practice / Unit 6   EBP 0810 short lesson, about 20 seconds

Misconception: A Level Describes a Study

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The idea

A level describes what a design can establish for a given question type. It does not describe how well the study was done, or whether it applies to your patients.

In practice

A Level I review conducted poorly beside a Level VI project conducted carefully.

Where people slip

Every appraisal shortcut in healthcare comes from reading a level as a verdict.

Your place on the trail

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

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