Tensions and contradictions in nurses' perspectives of evidence-based practice

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 440-451

  Rolfe, Gary ^a   Segrott, Jeremy ^b   Jordan, Sue ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Nurses' views; Survey research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; NURSE; NURSING STAFF; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECORDING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NURSES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAPE RECORDING;

EID: 42149138035     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2008.00864.x     Document Type: Article

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