Methods
Design. A systematic review
was conducted following processes
specified for Evidence Based
Practice Centers funded by the
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality, and guided by an
expert co-investigator. Processes
were designed to identify and
select relevant studies; review,
rate, and grade the individual
studies; and synthesize the results
for outcomes with a sufficient
number of studies. Teams were
developed for each of the APRN
groups, led by a co-investigator.
Five Technical Expert Panels
(TEPs) were convened: one for
each of the APRN groups and one
methods panel to review the
report of the overall project