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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Guidance needs of nursing students in Iloilo City, Philippines
(PEERS Inc. Multidisciplinary Research Journal, 2017)
Nursing students face numerous stresses and challenges that pose a threat to their well-being. They require guidance to attain satisfactory adjustment in all aspects of daily life in this critical stage of their development. ...
Infection control practice on vital signs equipment: A survey among senior nursing students in Iloilo City, Philippines
(Lyceum of the Philippines University, Batangas, 2019-05)
Blood pressure apparatuses, stethoscopes and thermometers serve as vehicles for pathogens. Previous studies have shown that this equipment harbor potentially pathogenic microorganisms and even antibiotic-resistant strains ...
“Masked”: The lives of adolescents undergoing chemotherapy
(Philippine Journal of Nursing, 2013-12)
Worldwide, cancer still ranks as the second leading cause of death among children. In Asia alone, it continues to be a leading cause of childhood mortality. Though treatment such as chemotherapy have played a major role ...