A critical evaluation of the past 25 years of perinatal nursing practice: Opportunities for improvement

MCN The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 300-304

  Simpson, Kathleen Rice ^a  

^a ST JOHN S MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Intrapartum care; Nursing; Perinatal nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISTORY; HUMAN; LABOR; MATERNAL CARE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN NURSING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING; NEONATAL NURSING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 0034323452     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005721-200011000-00004     Document Type: Article

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