Effects of nurse-managed protocols in the outpatient management of adults with chronic conditions: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 113-121

  Shaw, Ryan J ^a,b   McDuffie, Jennifer R ^a,b   Hendrix, Cristina C ^a,c   Edie, Alison ^a,c   Lindsey Davis, Linda ^a,c   Nagi, Avishek ^a,b   Kosinski, Andrzej S ^a,d   Williams Jr , John W ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II ANTAGONIST; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CREATININE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT DISEASE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE MANAGER; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EYE EXAMINATION; FOOT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; META ANALYSIS; NURSE; OUTPATIENT CARE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; REGISTERED NURSE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SCOPE OF PRACTICE; SELF CARE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; CHOLESTEROL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; PATIENT CARE TEAM;

EID: 84904403880     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/M13-2567     Document Type: Review

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