Using action research to construct national evidence-based nursing care guidance for gerontological nursing

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 945-953

  Booth, Jo ^a   Tolson, Debbie ^a   Hotchkiss, Rhona ^b   Schofield, Irene ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Frontline Consulting   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action research; Best practice statements; Evidence based practice; Gerontological nursing; Nurses; Nursing

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; BENCHMARKING; DATA COLLECTION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; MODELS, NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCOTLAND;

EID: 34247326055     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.01773.x     Document Type: Article

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