Best practices in wound care prevention and treatment

Nursing Management

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 42-48

  Ayello, Elizabeth A ^a   Baranoski, Sharon ^a   Salati, David S ^a  

^a Virtua Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BANDAGE; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SKIN CARE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BANDAGES; BENCHMARKING; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SELF EFFICACY; SKIN CARE; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33750625897     PISSN: 07446314     EISSN: 15388670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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