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Feasibility of using quadriceps-strengthening exercise to improve pain and sleep in a severely demented elder with osteoarthritis – A case report
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2002-10-02)Background. Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, which is prevalent among older adults in nursing homes, causes significant pain and suffering, including disturbance of nocturnal sleep. One nonpharmacologic treatment option ... -
Reexamining age, race, site, and thermometer type as variables affecting temperature measurement in adults – A comparison study
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2003-06-15)Background: As a result of the recent international vigilance regarding disease assessment, accurate measurement of body temperature has become increasingly important. Yet, trusted low-tech, portable mercury glass thermometers ... -
The impact of frequent injections for hematopoietic growth factor support on patients receiving chemotherapy: an observational study
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2003-09-19)Quality of life may be affected by daily injections of supportive hematopoietic growth factor medication, which is frequently required by patients with cancer undergoing chemotherapy. The objective of the study was to ... -
A survey of the quality of nursing care in several health districts in South Africa.
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2004-02-03)South Africa is currently focusing strongly on human resource development. The purpose of this study was to describe and compare the quality of nursing service and care in three health districts in the KwaZulu Natal Province. ... -
The factors facilitating and inhibiting effective clinical decision-making in nursing: A qualitative study
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2004-04-06)Nurses' practice takes place in a context of ongoing advances in research and technology. The dynamic and uncertain nature of health care environment requires nurses to be competent decision-makers in order to respond to ... -
Factors associated with psychotropic drug use among community-dwelling older persons: A review of empirical studies
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2004-08-13)In the many descriptive studies on prescribed psychotropic drug use by community-dwelling older persons, several sociodemographic and other factors associated with drug use receive inconsistent support. -
Community nursing needs more silver surfers: a questionnaire survey of primary care nurses' use of information technology
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2004-10-07)In the UK the health service is investing more than ever before in information technology (IT) and primary care nurses will have to work with computers. Information about patients will be almost exclusively held in electronic ... -
Essential skills for evidence-based practice: How to ask a clinical question
(Mahidol University, Thailand, 2009-01)Nurses who wish to apply evidence to practice must be able to ask questions about clinical problems in a format that allows those questions to be answered with evidence. This article contains a discussion of the nature of ... -
Essential skills for evidence-based practice: Strength of evidence
(Mahidol University, Thailand, 2009-05)The strength of the evidence to answer any clinical question depends on the quantity and quality of the evidence and the consistency of findings across studies. The nature of the clinical question determines what study ... -
Essential skills for evidence-based practice: Evidence access tools
(Mahidol University, Thailand, 2009-09)In an efficient search for evidence to address clinical questions, clinicians consult trustworthy collections of critically evaluated evidence when those resources exist. The “5S” hierarchy organizes these resources in ... -
Essential skills for evidence-based practice: Statistics for therapy questions
(Mahidol University, Thailand, 2010-01)Evidence to support the effectiveness of therapies commonly compares the outcomes between a group of individuals who received the therapy and a group of individuals who did not. Nurses must be able to interpret the statistics ... -
Value conflicts in evidence-based practice
(Mahidol University, Thailand, 2010-04)Ethical dilemmas about care arise when the persons involved in care decisions have conflicting values. Evidence-based practice clarifies the nature of some ethical concerns about care because it sets three explicit values ... -
Essential skills for evidence-based practice: Understanding and using systematic reviews
(Mahidol University, Thailand, 2010-10)Systematic reviews are comprehensive reviews of quantitative research literature conducted according to explicit guidelines established in advance. The strengths of systematic reviews as sources of evidence for practice ... -
Essential skills for evidence-based practice: Appraising evidence for therapy questions
(Mahidol University, Thailand, 2012-01)Evidence to support the effectiveness of therapies commonly compares the outcomes between a group of individuals who received the therapy and a group of individuals who did not. Nurses must be able to determine how well ... -
A model for applying evidence to nursing practice
(Mahidol University, Thailand, 2012-04)All clinicians who wish to apply evidence to practice should consider how to do so most effectively and how to incorporate patient preferences into their decision-making. Because nursing practice is commonly embedded in ... -
International Network for Doctoral Education in Nursing - Newsletter [Complete issue: December 2012, Vol 10, No 6]
(Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing, 2012-12)Advances in Doctoral Nursing Education and Research (ANDER). Official Journal for the International Network for Doctoral Education in Nursing (INDEN). The file attached to this record is the December 2012 edition of INDEN's ... -
Advances in Nursing Doctoral Education & Research [Complete issue: April 2013, Vol 1, No 1]
(International Network for Doctoral Education in Nursing, 2013-04)Advances in Nursing Doctoral Education & Research. Official Journal of the International Network for Doctoral Education in Nursing (INDEN). The file attached to this record is the first issue of ANDER, INDEN's peer-reviewed ... -
Essential skills for evidence-based practice appraising clinical practice guidelines
(Mahidol University, Thailand, 2013-07)Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines allow generalist nurses to benefit from the scholarship and clinical expertise of others. Guidelines summarize the available evidence about a clinical problem and make recommendations ... -
Essential skills for evidence-based practice: Appraising qualitative research
(Mahidol University, Thailand, 2014-04)Research from qualitative traditions is often ignored as a resource for evidence-based practice. Findings from qualitative research, however, are of particular benefit to generalist nurses. Human responses to health concerns ... -
Advances in Nursing Doctoral Education & Research [Complete issue: June 2014, Vol 2, No 2]
(International Network for Doctoral Education in Nursing, 2014-06)Advances in Nursing Doctoral Education & Research. Official Journal for the International Network for Doctoral Education in Nursing (INDEN) The file attached to this record is the June 2014 issue of ANDER, INDEN's ...
