Academic-practice partnerships to promote evidence-based practice in long-term care: Oral hygiene care practices as an exemplar

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 95-105

  McConnell, Eleanor Schildwachter ^a   Lekan, Deborah ^a   Hebert, Catherine ^a   Leatherwood, Lisa ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MODEL; MOUTH HYGIENE; NURSING; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FACULTY, NURSING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; LONG-TERM CARE; MODELS, NURSING; NORTH CAROLINA; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORAL HYGIENE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STUDENTS, NURSING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33947404853     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2006.12.003     Document Type: Article

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