Evidence-based practice: To be or not to be,this is the question!

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 272-279

  Zeitz, Kathryn ^a   McCutcheon, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Observations; Postoperative complications; Traditional practice; Vital signs

Indexed keywords

BOOK; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; MONITORING; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PHILOSOPHY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; STANDARD;

BENCHMARKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MODELS, NURSING; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; TEXTBOOKS;

EID: 0642336149     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-172X.2003.00440.x     Document Type: Article

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