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If you read it in a peer reviewed journal, it must be right — right? And if there is an evidence-based practice, then the evidence must be stellar. Not so fast, says <strong>Lisa Spruce</strong>, DNP, RN, ACNS, ACNP, ANP, CNOR, director of evidence-based perioperative practice at the Association of periOPerative Registered Nurses (AORN) in Denver. Spruce is a big advocate of healthcare stakeholders becoming critical readers and understanding exactly what kind of data makes for good evidence. Doing so can make anyone better at determining what practices to mimic or adapt to local needs, and what can just be ignored.

How does the evidence rate?