The efficiency of fluid balance charting: An evidence-based management project

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 103-113

  Chung, Lai Har ^a   Chong, Samantha ^a   French, Peter ^b  

^a KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; GUIDELINES; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING AUDIT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING RECORDS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PRESCRIPTIONS, NON-DRUG; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 0036519038     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0966-0429.2001.00296.x     Document Type: Article

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