Clinical guidelines for nursing practice: Are we there yet?

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 57-59

  Newhouse, Robin P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD;

EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 76949099995     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e3181cb9912     Document Type: Article

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