Case study in nursing

Abstract

Nursing complexity requires comprehensive tools for evidence appraisal and synthesis, able of taking into account several factors driving outcomes, resource use, and patient well-being. Umbrella reviews, overviews of reviews, and metaepidemiologic studies offer a unique opportunity to capture and navigate such complexity, without disregarding the multiple evidence sources informing on nursing. In this chapter, a set of key umbrella reviews is presented on nursing which offer a poignant case study on the pros and cons of this kind of research design in this clinical and research discipline.