The nurse notes that a research study is graded as a C on the SORT scale. Which organization should the nurse realize created this type of research leveling?
A) World Health Organization (WHO)
B) Family Practice Inquiries Network (FPIN)
C) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
D) American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)
B) Family Practice Inquiries Network (FPIN)
Explanation: A) The World Health Organization participated in the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) approach.
B) The Strength of Recommendation Taxonomy (SORT) was created by a group of primary care physicians to quality evidence-based outcomes from outside sources.
C) The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) recognized that healthcare decision-making should be done through systematic reviews. This organization created he Evidence-Based Practice Council (EPC) and The Effective Health Care (EHC) program to establish a comprehensive method of comparative effectiveness reviews.
D) The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) taskforce developed an evidence rating scale in 1995. The original rating scale used roman numerals but was revised to use an alphabetical rating scale, using A for the highest level of evidence and moving down through the alphabet to letter E as reliability decreased. The letter M was reserved for evidence that was recommended only by the industry or manufacturer.
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