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July 2004, Volume 7, Issue 3

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  1. Other articles noted
  2. Purpose and procedure
  3. EBN notebook
  4. Treatment
  5. Assessment (screening or diagnosis)
  6. Quality improvement
  7. Qualitative
  8. Glossary
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Other articles noted

  • Other articles noted: 06 Feb 2004 to 16 Apr 2004

    Evid Based Nurs 2004;7:3 e3 doi:10.1136/ebn.7.3.e3

Purpose and procedure

  • Purpose and procedure

    Evid Based Nurs 2004;7:3 66-67 doi:10.1136/ebn.7.3.66

EBN notebook

  • Nurses, information use, and clinical decision making—the real world potential for evidence-based decisions in nursing

    • Carl Thompson,
    • Nicky Cullum,
    • Dorothy McCaughan,
    • Trevor Sheldon,
    • Pauline Raynor
    Evid Based Nurs 2004;7:3 68-72 doi:10.1136/ebn.7.3.68

Treatment

  • Nurse led education plus direct access to imaging improved diagnosis and management of urinary tract infections in children

    1. Commentator:
      • Cynthia Kitson
    Evid Based Nurs 2004;7:3 73 doi:10.1136/ebn.7.3.73

  • Review: antibiotics are moderately effective for acute otitis media in children

    1. Commentator:
      • Stephanie Wright
    Evid Based Nurs 2004;7:3 74 doi:10.1136/ebn.7.3.74

  • Review: delaying a prescription reduces antibiotic use in upper respiratory tract infections

    1. Commentator:
      • Ruth Martin Misener
    Evid Based Nurs 2004;7:3 75 doi:10.1136/ebn.7.3.75

  • A time limited, nurse led intervention reduced hospital readmissions in patients with asthma and a history of frequent admissions

    1. Commentator:
      • Jane E Scullion
    Evid Based Nurs 2004;7:3 76 doi:10.1136/ebn.7.3.76

  • A specialist nurse led liaison model of care reduced unscheduled care for acute asthma in a deprived multiethnic area

    1. Commentator:
      • Jane E Scullion
    Evid Based Nurs 2004;7:3 77 doi:10.1136/ebn.7.3.77

  • Websites offering information about depression or cognitive behaviour therapy reduced depressive symptoms

    1. Commentator:
      • Ruta Valaitis
    Evid Based Nurs 2004;7:3 78 doi:10.1136/ebn.7.3.78

  • Review: patient education interventions improve glycaemic control in adults with diabetes mellitus

    1. Commentator:
      • Deborah A Chyun
    Evid Based Nurs 2004;7:3 79 doi:10.1136/ebn.7.3.79

  • Adjustment of antihypertensive medication using home based, patient monitored blood pressure reduced both intensity of treatment and blood pressure control

    1. Commentator:
      • Gillian Yates
    Evid Based Nurs 2004;7:3 80 doi:10.1136/ebn.7.3.80

  • Coaching by non-drug prescribing health professionals reduced total cholesterol concentrations in coronary heart disease

    1. Commentator:
      • Joan E Tranmer
    Evid Based Nurs 2004;7:3 81 doi:10.1136/ebn.7.3.81

  • Cholesterol lowering with simvastatin reduced stroke in patients with, or at risk of, vascular disease

    1. Commentator:
      • Sandra Ireland
    Evid Based Nurs 2004;7:3 82 doi:10.1136/ebn.7.3.82

  • A nurse managed smoking cessation and relapse prevention programme did not reduce smoking rates at 12 months beyond rates achieved by usual care in women with cardiovascular disease

    1. Commentator:
      • Wendy Peterson
    Evid Based Nurs 2004;7:3 83 doi:10.1136/ebn.7.3.83

  • Review: single dose, oral paracetamol reduces moderate to severe postoperative pain

    1. Commentator:
      • Kate Seers
    Evid Based Nurs 2004;7:3 84 doi:10.1136/ebn.7.3.84

  • Review: silver alloy catheters are more effective than standard catheters for reducing bacteriuria in adults in hospital having short term catheterisation

    1. Commentator:
      • Patricia K Rosier
    Evid Based Nurs 2004;7:3 85 doi:10.1136/ebn.7.3.85

  • Review: elastic compression stockings prevent post-thrombotic syndrome in patients with deep venous thrombosis

    1. Commentator:
      • Gloria Elton
    Evid Based Nurs 2004;7:3 86 doi:10.1136/ebn.7.3.86

  • Review: long acting β2 agonists and inhaled corticosteroids reduce exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    1. Commentator:
      • Sandra Small
    Evid Based Nurs 2004;7:3 87 doi:10.1136/ebn.7.3.87

Assessment (screening or diagnosis)

  • Review: screening instruments had sensitivities of 67–100% and specificities of 53–98% for detecting major depression in older primary care patients

    1. Commentator:
      • Celia E Wills
    Evid Based Nurs 2004;7:3 88 doi:10.1136/ebn.7.3.88

Quality improvement

  • An evidence based algorithm for nutritional support accompanied by a multifaceted implementation strategy improved some outcomes in critically ill patients

    1. Commentator:
      • Jan M Binnekade
    Evid Based Nurs 2004;7:3 89 doi:10.1136/ebn.7.3.89

Qualitative

  • Review: mothers with HIV infection worked hard to protect their children and preserve a positive maternal identity

    1. Commentator:
      • Nancy Nightingale Gillespie
    Evid Based Nurs 2004;7:3 90 doi:10.1136/ebn.7.3.90

  • The experiences of women who survived an attempt on their lives by an intimate partner represented a wide spectrum of previous violence and control issues in the relationship

    1. Commentator:
      • Sheila Harvin
    Evid Based Nurs 2004;7:3 91 doi:10.1136/ebn.7.3.91

  • After a stroke, women described changes that created a sense of bodily strangeness

    1. Commentator:
      • Esther Coker
    Evid Based Nurs 2004;7:3 92 doi:10.1136/ebn.7.3.92

  • Atrial fibrillation had a negative impact on quality of life, and treatment with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator with atrial therapies helped patients regain a sense of normalcy

    1. Commentator:
      • Dianne M Tapp and
      • Humeira Dhanji
    Evid Based Nurs 2004;7:3 93 doi:10.1136/ebn.7.3.93

  • 3 themes described how self care management was learned and experienced by patients with chronic illness

    1. Commentator:
      • Carolyn Spence Cagle
    Evid Based Nurs 2004;7:3 94 doi:10.1136/ebn.7.3.94

  • Care that ran smoothly, was responsive to clients’ needs, and required no special effort for clients to maintain was important for continuity in home care

    1. Commentator:
      • Della K Roberts
    Evid Based Nurs 2004;7:3 95 doi:10.1136/ebn.7.3.95

  • Patients’ expressions of awareness of memory problems in early stage Alzheimer’s disease reflected varying combinations of self maintaining and self adjusting styles of responding

    1. Commentator:
      • Gertrude Cetinski
    Evid Based Nurs 2004;7:3 96 doi:10.1136/ebn.7.3.96

Glossary

  • Glossary

    Evid Based Nurs 2004;7:3 96 doi:10.1136/ebn.7.3.96-a

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