Implementing and assessing an evidence-based electrolyte dosing order form in the medical ICU

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-19

  Owen, Phillip ^a   Monahan, Martin F ^b   MacLaren, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Electrolyte; Guideline; Intensive care; Magnesium; Order form; Phosphorus; Potassium

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLORADO; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MAGNESIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING AUDIT; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 38049173965     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2007.04.006     Document Type: Article

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