Validity of the symptomatic approach used by nurses in diagnosing vaginal infections

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1059-1068

  Kisa, Sezer ^a   Taskin, Lale ^b  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Nurses; Nursing; Turkey; Vaginal discharge; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DECISION TREE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DECISION TREES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VAGINAL DISCHARGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61849181344     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02702.x     Document Type: Article

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