An intervention study to evaluate nursing management of peripheral intravascular devices

Journal of Infusion Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 322-331

  Lopez, Violeta ^a,b   Molassiotis, Alexander ^c   Chan, Wing Keung ^d   Ng, Floria ^a   Wong, Eric ^e  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Hong Kong Ctr Evidence Based N   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXTRAVASATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING; PHLEBITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WOUND DRESSING;

ADULT; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXTRAVASATION OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HONG KONG; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MAINTENANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PHLEBITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 4544326751     PISSN: 15331458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129804-200409000-00006     Document Type: Article

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