Advice nursing practice: On the quality of the evidence

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 353-360

  Omery, Anna ^a,b  

^a Kaiser Permanente   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSUMER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; NURSE; NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; DOCUMENTATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HOTLINES; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING RECORDS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; TRIAGE;

EID: 0038133266     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005110-200306000-00010     Document Type: Review

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