Promoting evidence-based practice: Implementing the American stroke association's acute stroke program

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 135-142

  Kavanagh, Darina ^a,b   Connolly, Phyllis ^a   Cohen, Jayne ^a  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Regional Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

American Stroke Association; Evidence based practice; Nursing interventions; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODEL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; CALIFORNIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PILOT PROJECTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 33646833107     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001786-200604000-00009     Document Type: Article

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