Diarrhea: Applying research to bedside practice

AACN Advanced Critical Care

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 32-44

  Sabol, Valerie K ^a   Carlson, Karen K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b Carlson Consulting Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Bowel management; Diarrhea; Symptom management

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ALGORITHM; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DECISION TREE; DIARRHEA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOCUMENTATION; ENTERIC FEEDING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BENCHMARKING; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CRITICAL CARE; DECISION TREES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIARRHEA; DOCUMENTATION; ENTERAL NUTRITION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33846840609     PISSN: 15597768     EISSN: 15597768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01256961-200701000-00005     Document Type: Review

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