Do Perinatal Nurses Still Check for Blood Return When Administering the Hepatitis B Vaccine?

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 589-594

  Hensel, Desiree ^a   Springmyer, Jill ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Immunization recommendations; Needle aspiration; Nursing practice

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; NEWBORN NURSING; NURSING PRACTICE; PHLEBOTOMY; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; VACCINATION;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MIDDLE AGED; NEONATAL NURSING; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHLEBOTOMY; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRES; VACCINATION;

EID: 84861678380     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2011.01277.x     Document Type: Article

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