Alcohol withdrawal: Development of a standing order set

Critical Care Nurse

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 38-47

  Riddle, Evanthia ^a   Bush, Jeff ^a   Tittle, Mary ^b   Dilkhush, Dimple ^c  

^a Bayfront Med Center St Petersburg   (United States)

^b ST PETERSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Formulary Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; LORAZEPAM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DELIRIUM TREMENS; DRUG UTILIZATION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CRITICAL CARE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; LENGTH OF STAY; LORAZEPAM; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL STAFF COMMITTEES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77956669941     PISSN: 02795442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ccn2010862     Document Type: Article

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