Which research evidence would most influence a group of nurses to change their practice?
A) Expert committee report of recommendations for practice
B) Systematic review of randomized controlled trials
C) Non-experimental descriptive study
D) Critical pathway

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Research findings are graded using a hierarchy of evidence. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials is level A and provides the strongest evidence for changing practice. Expert committee recommendations and descriptive studies lend less powerful and influential evidence. A critical pathway is not evidence; it incorporates research findings after they have been analyzed.

Which Research Evidence Would Most Influence a Group of Nurses