What Characteristics must a database have in order to be reliable?

 The evidence-based practice relies on research and studies done elsewhere; hence for theinformation and knowledge provided to be reliable, it must be verifiable and be reviewed severaltimes. Thus, a database must provide accurate information detailing all the evidence and authorsof the data. Also, searching for information on the database should be relatively easy; thus, itshould be stored in an accessible format to sieve through the data. Also, the database should bestreamlined to enable a nurse while searching for information from the databases search field toavoid a scenario where a nurse ends up with many abstracts which would take a long time tocomb through. Additionally, once the evidence has been appraised, it should be indicated on thedatabase,   thus   indicating   the   most   applicable,   accurate,   and   reliable   in   a   clinical   setting(LoBiondo-Wood & Haber, 2021).          The database should provide evidence-based care data and merge clinical expertise, patientpreference,   and   outcome   if   the   evidence   has   previously   been   successfully   used.  Also,   theinformation provided on the database should be coded and stored based on aspects such as thelocation of the hospital, clinical setting of care, patient's age, outcome, and patient experience.Also, new evidence should be classified as new while old and tried evidence should be classifieddifferently; hence a nurse quickly becomes aware of emerging care plans. Evidence-based data isgrouped as the strongest; Level A to the weakest level C and multilevel. Multilevel involvesnursing   care   practice   guidelines   and   recommendations   premised   on   more   than   one   level   ofevidence. Also, clinician opinions and recommendations of particular evidence-based care shouldbe provided on the database, hence providing further reviews and support (Jolley, J. (2020)