Author Question: The 6S pyramid hierarchy of preappraised evidence developed by DiCenso, Bayley, & Haynes (2009) ... (Read 61 times)

bobthebuilder · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The 6S pyramid hierarchy of preappraised evidence developed by DiCenso, Bayley, & Haynes (2009) provides a means to help nurse consumers of research find preappraised evidence for clinical questions.

Using this model, which level of evidence would be highest?
a. Summaries such as clinical practice guidelines
b. Synopsis of Synthesis such as summaries found in the journal Evidence-Based Nursing
c. Syntheses or systematic reviews such as a Cochrane review
d. Studies such as synopses of a single study

Question 2

A research article has undergone a blind review for a peer-reviewed journal. The nurse reading the research article should understand which of the following about this review process?

a. The reviewers of the article did not know the identity of the other reviewers.
b. The reviewers of the article did not know the identity of the author.
c. The criteria used to review the article were not known to the author.
d. The criteria used to review the article were determined by the reviewers.

alexisweber49 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A

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A The highest level of those presented in the question is Summaries, which include clinical practice guidelines and electronic evidence-based textbooks. These summaries about specific conditions are updated regularly. An even higher level of the 6S pyramid is Computerized Decision Support Systems (CDSS), which integrate evidence-based clinical information into an electronic medical record. At present, these systems are not a reality in most institutions and, therefore, they were not included as an option in this question.
B Next highest is Synopsis of Synthesis, which provides a preappraised summary of a systematic review that can be found in journals, such as Evidence-Based Nursing.
C Third highest is Syntheses or systematic reviews such as a Cochrane review.
D Lowest in the hierarchy is Studies, which often refer to synopses of single studies evaluated by a single expert.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B

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A The reviewers of the article may or may not know the identity of the other reviewers.
B In a blind review, the manuscript to be reviewed does not include the name of the author.
C A standard set of scholarly criteria is used to review the article. The criteria are usually known to the author.
D The criteria used to review the article are established by expert reviewers appointed by the publication's editors.