Development and testing of a DVT risk assessment tool: Providing evidence of validity and reliability

Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 14-20

  McCaffrey, Ruth ^a   Bishop, Mary ^b   Adonis Rizzo, Marie ^b   Williamson, Ellen ^b   McPherson, Melanie ^b   Cruikshank, Alice ^b   Carrier, Vicki Jo ^b   Sands, Simone ^b   Pigano, Diane ^b   Girard, Patricia ^b   Lauzon, Cathy ^b  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b John F Kennedy Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Instrument development; Parametric testing; Pulmonary embolism; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE; NURSING KNOWLEDGE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33847711462     PISSN: 1545102X     EISSN: 17416787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6787.2007.00074.x     Document Type: Article

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