How do nurses, midwives and health visitors contribute to protocol-based care? A synthesis of the UK literature

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 770-780

  Ilott, Irene ^a   Booth, Andrew ^b   Rick, Jo ^b   Patterson, Malcolm ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Protocol based care; Systematic literature review

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PATHWAY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSING; NURSING PRACTICE; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING AUDIT; NURSING RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; RESEARCH DESIGN; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 77950918065     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.12.023     Document Type: Review

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