Evaluation of clinical practice improvement programs for nurses for the management of alcohol withdrawal in hospitals

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 98-107

  Daly, Michelle ^a   Kermode, Stephen ^b   Reilly, David ^c  

^a Drug and Alcohol North Coast Area   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c North Coast Area Health Service New South Wales Government Department of Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol withdrawal; Alcohol related hospital admissions; Education; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ALCOHOLISM; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 67651028290     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/conu.673.31.2.98     Document Type: Article

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