Developing best practice in critical care nursing: Knowledge, evidence and practice

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 96-102

  Fulbrook, Paul ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical care; Evidence based practice; Knowledge; Practice development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; KNOWLEDGE; MODEL; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING; NURSING CARE; PHILOSOPHY; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MODELS, NURSING; NURSING CARE; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0041967636     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1478-5153.2003.00010.x     Document Type: Article

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