Development of an alcohol withdrawal protocol: CNS collaborative exemplar

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 190-198

  Phillips, Susan ^a,b   Haycock, Camille ^a   Boyle, Deborah ^a  

^a BANNER GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Medical/Surgical Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol withdrawal; Collaboration; Process improvement project

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ALCOHOLISM; ALGORITHM; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COOPERATION; DECISION TREE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT CARE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ALCOHOL-INDUCED DISORDERS; ALGORITHMS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION TREES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING RECORDS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33748874924     PISSN: 08876274     EISSN: 15389782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002800-200607000-00008     Document Type: Review

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