Feasibility of using technology to disseminate evidence to rural nurses and improve patient outcomes

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-32

  Jerome D'Emilia, Bonnie ^a   Merwin, Elizabeth ^b   Stern, Steven ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b School of Nursing   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PILOT STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; PILOT PROJECTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 77649228505     PISSN: 00220124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20091222-08     Document Type: Article

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