Nurse practitioner and practice nurses' use of research information in clinical decision making: findings from an exploratory study

Family Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 490-497

  McCaughan, Dorothy ^a   Thompson, Carl ^a   Cullum, Nicky ^a   Sheldon, Trevor ^a   Raynor, Pauline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Information use; Practice nurses

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIENCE; GENERAL PRACTICE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING, PRACTICAL; RESEARCH;

EID: 26444480291     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmi042     Document Type: Article

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