Putting evidence into nursing practice: Four traditional practices not supported by the evidence

Critical Care Nurse

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 28-42

  Makic, Mary Beth Flynn ^a,b   Martin, Sarah A ^c   Burns, Suzanne ^d   Philbrick, Dinah ^e   Rauen, Carol ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^e Northern Westchester Hospital   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CATHETER; CHILD; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; EQUIPMENT; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HUMAN; NURSING; OXYGEN THERAPY; STANDARD;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CATHETERS; CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; HUMANS; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84877685981     PISSN: 02795442     EISSN: 19408250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ccn2013787     Document Type: Article

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