Evans, D.Pearson, A.2006-07-262006-07-262001Journal of Clinical Nursing (JCN), 2001; 10(5):593-5990962-10671365-2702http://hdl.handle.net/2440/14705The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com• The past few decades have seen a considerable increase in the number of available health care products and interventions. This growth has been matched by a similar expansion in the health care literature. As a result of these factors, the demand for evidence to support practice is growing, but finding the best evidence is becoming increasingly difficult. • In response, the use of systematic reviews is increasing and they are starting to replace the primary research as the basis for health care decisions. • To date, these reviews have focused predominantly on effectiveness and so have been limited to randomized controlled trials. As a result of this, the interpretive, observational and descriptive research methods that are utilized by nursing have commonly been either excluded from the review or are classified as ‘low level’ evidence. • To address this, nursing must participate in the development of systematic review methods that better answer the questions posed by the profession.enHumansAttitude of Health PersonnelHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeNurse's RoleEvidence-Based MedicineNursing ResearchKnowledgeResearch DesignNeeds AssessmentDiffusion of InnovationInformation Storage and RetrievalNursesReview Literature as TopicJournal article002001156810.1046/j.1365-2702.2001.00517.x0001709048000022-s2.0-003546793361365