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April 2009, Volume 12, Issue 2

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  1. Purpose and procedure
  2. EBN notebook
  3. Treatment
  4. Prognosis
  5. Economics
  6. Qualitative
  7. Glossary
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Purpose and procedure

  • Purpose and procedure

    Evid Based Nurs 2009;12:2 33-34 doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.33

EBN notebook

  • The emerging role of PDAs in information use and clinical decision making

    • Diane Doran
    Evid Based Nurs 2009;12:2 35-38 doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.35

  • To lower or not to lower? Making sense of the latest research on intensive glycaemic control and cardiovascular outcomes

    Evid Based Nurs 2009;12:2 38 doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.38

  • Delayed antibiotics for children with acute otitis media: is practice change sustainable?

    • Christopher J Cates
    Evid Based Nurs 2009;12:2 39-40 doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.39

Treatment

  • Paracetamol plus ibuprofen increased time without fever compared with paracetamol but did not differ from ibuprofen in children

    Evid Based Nurs 2009;12:2 41 doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.41

  • Upgrading home heating systems improved subjective symptoms in children with asthma

    Evid Based Nurs 2009;12:2 42 doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.42

  • Continuous glucose monitoring improved glycaemic control in pregnant women with diabetes and reduced infant macrosomia

    Evid Based Nurs 2009;12:2 43 doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.43

  • Continuous glucose monitoring improved glucose control in adults but not in young adults or children with type 1 diabetes

    Evid Based Nurs 2009;12:2 44 doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.44

  • Review: weight-reducing agents improve glycaemic control and reduce progression to diabetes

    Evid Based Nurs 2009;12:2 45 doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.45

  • Review: behavioural counselling reduces sexually transmitted infections in adults and adolescents

    Evid Based Nurs 2009;12:2 46 doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.46

  • Acupuncture reduced frequency and pain intensity of primary migraine or tension-type headaches

    Evid Based Nurs 2009;12:2 47 doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.47

  • Vitamin E or vitamin C supplements did not differ from placebo for major cardiovascular events and mortality

    Evid Based Nurs 2009;12:2 48 doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.48

  • Review: immediate antiplatelet therapy after acute ischaemic stroke reduces death or dependency and risk of recurrent stroke

    Evid Based Nurs 2009;12:2 49 doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.49

  • Review: early feeding and delayed feeding after PEG placement do not differ for complications or death within 72 hours

    Evid Based Nurs 2009;12:2 50 doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.50

  • Review: tight glucose control increases risk of hypoglycaemia but not short-term mortality in critically ill adults

    Evid Based Nurs 2009;12:2 51 doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.51

  • Occlusive dressings and gauze dressings did not differ for healing open wounds in surgical patients

    Evid Based Nurs 2009;12:2 52 doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.52

  • Review: evidence on the effectiveness of honey for healing wounds is limited

    Evid Based Nurs 2009;12:2 53 doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.53

  • Review: compression plus pharmacological prophylaxis reduces VTE more than monotherapy in high-risk patients

    Evid Based Nurs 2009;12:2 54 doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.54

  • Review: enhanced oral hygiene prevents respiratory infection in elderly people in hospitals and nursing homes

    Evid Based Nurs 2009;12:2 55 doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.55

  • Ginkgo biloba did not prevent dementia or Alzheimer disease in elderly people

    Evid Based Nurs 2009;12:2 56 doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.56

  • High-dose vitamin B supplements did not slow cognitive decline in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer disease

    Evid Based Nurs 2009;12:2 57 doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.57

Prognosis

  • Review: anaemia increases mortality risk in patients with chronic heart failure

    Evid Based Nurs 2009;12:2 58 doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.58

Economics

  • Nurse-led heart failure management improved quality of life and was cost-effective

    Evid Based Nurs 2009;12:2 59 doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.59

Qualitative

  • Adolescents with cancer felt supported by connecting with others in similar circumstances through a teen support group

    Evid Based Nurs 2009;12:2 60 doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.60

  • Nurses’ triage assessments were affected by patients’ behaviours and stories and their perceived credibility

    Evid Based Nurs 2009;12:2 61 doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.61

  • CAM therapies were used as treats and as alternative, complementary, and conventional treatments

    Evid Based Nurs 2009;12:2 62 doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.62

  • Dying patients with cancer reflected on implications of euthanasia

    Evid Based Nurs 2009;12:2 63 doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.63

  • Being bedridden was a slow process influenced by interactions with the environment, nurses, and social ties

    Evid Based Nurs 2009;12:2 64 doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.64

Glossary

  • Glossary

    Evid Based Nurs 2009;12:2 64 doi:10.1136/ebn.12.2.64-a

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