Examining the evidence to guide practice: Challenging practice habits

Critical Care Nurse

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 28-45

  Makic, Mary Beth Flynn ^a,b   Rauen, Carol ^c   Watson, Robin ^d   Poteet, Ann Will ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c Outer Banks of North Carolina ^*  (United States)

^d HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURE; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; ENTERIC FEEDING; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; SLEEP; STANDARDS; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL CARE NURSING; ENTERAL NUTRITION; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; POSTURE; SLEEP; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84898022307     PISSN: 02795442     EISSN: 19408250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ccn2014262     Document Type: Article

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