Read, Think, Do!: A method for fitting research evidence into practice

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 20-26

  Winch, Sarah ^a,b   Henderson, Amanda ^a,c   Creedy, Debra ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Nursing; Research utilization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL; LEARNING; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STAFF; MODEL; NURSE; NURSING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCIENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MODELS, NURSING; NURSING CARE; NURSING RESEARCH;

EID: 15944367437     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03345.x     Document Type: Article

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