Development of a new eye care guideline for critically ill patients

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 119-122

  Dawson, Deborah ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corneal exposure; Eye care; Eyelid closure; Keratitis; Lubrication

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYPROPYLMETHYLCELLULOSE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHEMOSIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CORNEA EROSION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EYE DISEASE; EYELID CLOSURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KERATITIS; LUBRICATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SLIT LAMP;

ALGORITHMS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECISION TREES; DOCUMENTATION; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EYE DISEASES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING AUDIT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING RECORDS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RISK FACTORS; SKIN CARE;

EID: 15044352203     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2005.01.004     Document Type: Article

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