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January 2011, Volume 14, Issue 1

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  1. Editorial
  2. Adult nursing
  3. Child health
  4. Mental health
  5. Midwifery
  6. Nursing issues
  7. Pain management
  8. Primary health care
  9. Electronic page
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Editorial

  • New look Evidence-Based Nursing

    • Alison Twycross
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:1 1 doi:10.1136/ebn1128

Adult nursing

  • Cochrane systematic review: Early postoperative exercise improves shoulder range of motion in women with breast cancer compared with delayed exercise, but increases wound drainage volume and duration

    • Sharon Kilbreath
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:1 2 Published Online First: 16 November 2010 doi:10.1136/ebn1111

  • Cross-sectional study: Mental status deficits are identified in 34% of patients who fall while in hospital

    • Keith Hill
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:1 3-4 Published Online First: 16 November 2010 doi:10.1136/ebn1113

Child health

  • Cross-sectional study: Hypoglycaemic-related fear in parents of children with poor glycaemic control of their type 1 diabetes is associated with poorer glycaemic control in their child and parental emotional distress

    • Susana R Patton
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:1 5-6 Published Online First: 9 December 2010 doi:10.1136/ebn1083

  • Randomised controlled trial: Children benefit up to the age of 12 years old from prenatal and infancy home visiting by nurses; with reduced substance use, improved academic performance and reduced mental health problems

    • Kathleen F Norr
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:1 6-7 Published Online First: 9 December 2010 doi:10.1136/ebn1094

  • Cross-sectional study: Parents of children who died from their brain tumours share common challenges during the neurological deterioration of their child, including balancing competing responsibilities and talking to their child about death

    • Maggie Breen
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:1 7-8 Published Online First: 24 September 2010 doi:10.1136/ebn1004
    Editor's Choice

  • Randomised controlled trial: Administration of Lactobacillus GG to hospitalised children reduces the risk of gastrointestinal and respiratory tract infections

    • Mikki Meadows-Oliver
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:1 8-9 doi:10.1136/ebn1112

  • Cohort study: About half of children under age 3 whose parents suspected acute otitis media have the diagnosis; restless sleep, ear rubbing and fever are not predictive

    • Diane Montgomery
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:1 10 doi:10.1136/ebn1114

  • SafERteens Randomised controlled trial: A brief therapist-delivered intervention reduces self-reported aggression and alcohol consequences in adolescents who present for emergency care

    • Georgiana Wilton
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:1 11-12 Published Online First: 16 November 2010 doi:10.1136/ebn1117

  • HIKCUPS randomised controlled trial: Child-centred physical activity programme and parent-centred dietary programme alone or combined lead to sustainable reductions in BMI in 5–10-year-olds: diet alone or diet plus activity programmes seemed most effective

    • Thomas Reinehr
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:1 12-13 Published Online First: 9 December 2010 doi:10.1136/ebn1124

  • Systematic review: Including a behavioural component into educational interventions may enhance medication adherence in children and adolescents with chronic illness

    • Allison Williams
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:1 13-14 doi:10.1136/ebn1123

Mental health

  • Systematic review: Psychosocial interventions for bipolar disorder are effective when used as an adjunct to psychopharmacology, and mental health nurses are well placed to integrate them into practice

    • Maureen Deacon
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:1 15 Published Online First: 24 September 2010 doi:10.1136/ebn1003

Midwifery

  • Randomised controlled trial: The ‘Ready for Child’ structured antenatal training programme increases likelihood of mother's arriving at the maternity ward in active labour and decreases use of epidural analgesia

    • Caroline SE Homer
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:1 16-17 Published Online First: 9 December 2010 doi:10.1136/ebn1127

  • Cochrane systematic review: Episiotomy or perineal tears: compared with catgut, synthetic sutures reduce risk of short-term pain and need for resuturing; rapidly absorbing sutures comparable to synthetic but reduce the need for suture removal

    • Ruwan Fernando
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:1 17-18 Published Online First: 24 September 2010 doi:10.1136/ebn1110

  • Cochrane systematic review: There is an absence of randomised trials investigating the use of preterm banked milk compared to term banked milk for very low birthweight infants

    • Dorothy Dougherty
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:1 18-19 Published Online First: 24 September 2010 doi:10.1136/ebn1109

Nursing issues

  • Cross-sectional study: The Braden Scale and Care Dependency Scale each demonstrate at least 70% sensitivity and specificity for identifying inpatients at risk of pressure ulcer

    • Jürgen Stausberg
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:1 20-21 Published Online First: 12 August 2010 doi:10.1136/ebn1000

  • Cochrane systematic review: Insufficient evidence to determine the effectiveness of measures to prevent occupational irritant hand dermatitis

    • Jill Peters
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:1 21-22 Published Online First: 24 September 2010 doi:10.1136/ebn1008

Pain management

  • Cochrane systematic review: Topical NSAIDs provide effective relief of acute musculoskeletal pain compared to placebo, with no increase in risk of adverse effects

    • Debra B Gordon
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:1 23-24 Published Online First: 20 November 2010 doi:10.1136/ebn1126

  • Systematic review of randomised controlled trials: Only a small reduction in morphine use with adding NSAIDs, paracetamol or COX-2 inhibitors to patient controlled morphine in the 24 h after major surgery

    • Hance Clarke
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:1 24-25 Published Online First: 16 November 2010 doi:10.1136/ebn1119

Primary health care

  • Randomised controlled trial: Intensive dietary advice significantly improves HbA(1c) in people with type 2 diabetes who remain hyperglycaemic despite optimised drug treatment

    • Rhonda C Bell
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:1 26-27 Published Online First: 16 November 2010 doi:10.1136/ebn1115

  • Cochrane systematic review: Telemonitoring or structured telephone support for people with chronic heart failure reduces CHF-related hospital admissions; telemonitoring also reduces all-cause mortality

    • Jillian P Riley
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:1 27-28 Published Online First: 16 November 2010 doi:10.1136/ebn1116
    Editor's Choice

  • Systematic review: Expansion of nursing role in general practice: studies suggest patients think that nurses can manage simple conditions but have some concerns about knowledge and competence in some areas

    • Elizabeth J Halcomb
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:1 28-29 Published Online First: 16 November 2010 doi:10.1136/ebn1118
    Editor's Choice

  • Systematic review: Some evidence that continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion for type I diabetes improves glycaemic control compared with multiple daily injections, but few trials have compared CSII with MDI using newer insulin analogues

    • Phyllis Wolff-McDonagh
    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:1 29-30 Published Online First: 9 December 2010 doi:10.1136/ebn1121

Electronic page

  • Purpose and procedure

    Evid Based Nurs 2011;14:1 i-ii

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