Risk talk: Using evidence without increasing fear

Midwifery

Volumn 38, Issue , 2016, Pages 21-28

  Van Wagner, Vicki ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Evidence informed practice; Informed choice; Informed consent; Risk; Risk communication

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; AWARENESS; CANADA; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE CENTER; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MATERNAL CARE; MIDWIFE; NUMBERS NEEDED TO TREAT; PREGNANT WOMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REASSURANCE; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE; NOMENCLATURE; NURSE MIDWIFE; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDWIFERY; NURSE MIDWIVES; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; PRENATAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84975119975     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2016.04.009     Document Type: Article

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