Evidence-based practice, step by step: Critical appraisal of the evidence part III

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 110, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 43-51

  Fineout Overholt, Ellen ^a   Melnyk, Bernadette Mazurek ^b   Stillwell, Susan B ^c   Williamson, Kathleen M ^d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Nursing ^*  (United States)

^c Nurse Educator Evidence Based Practice Mentorship Program   (United States)

^d Center for the Advancement of Evidence Based Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NURSING RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 78649255311     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000390523.99066.b5     Document Type: Article

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