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Contents: April 1998, Volume 1, Number 2 [Index by Author]

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Purpose and procedure: Back

Purpose and procedure
Evid Based Nurs 1998; 1: 34. doi:10.1136/ebn.1.2.34
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EBN notebook: Back

Asking answerable questions
Kate Flemming
Evid Based Nurs 1998; 1: 36. doi:10.1136/ebn.1.2.36
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Implementation forum: Back

Implementing evidence-based nursing: some misconceptions
Alba DiCenso, Nicky Cullum, and Donna Ciliska
Evid Based Nurs 1998; 1: 38. doi:10.1136/ebn.1.2.38
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Setting the results of individual studies in context
Iain Chalmers
Evid Based Nurs 1998; 1: 40. doi:10.1136/ebn.1.2.40
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Evidence-based mental health
Maxine Kempster
Evid Based Nurs 1998; 1: 40. doi:10.1136/ebn.1.2.40-a
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Treatment: Back

Early hospital discharge of newborn infants was not associated with feeding related hospital readmission during the first 28 days of life
Mary Lou Walker (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 1998; 1: 41. doi:10.1136/ebn.1.2.41
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Early hospital discharge of newborn infants was associated with increased risk of hospital readmission during the first 28 days of life
Mary Lou Walker (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 1998; 1: 42. doi:10.1136/ebn.1.2.42
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Review: some psychosocial interventions can help children and families cope with chronic conditions
Annette Vigneux (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 1998; 1: 43. doi:10.1136/ebn.1.2.43
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Telephone reminders improved compliance with a second dose of hepatitis B vaccine in high risk adults
Elizabeth Martin (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 1998; 1: 44. doi:10.1136/ebn.1.2.44
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The nicotine inhaler was an effective and safe aid to smoking cessation
George Shuster (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 1998; 1: 45. doi:10.1136/ebn.1.2.45
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A comprehensive smoking cessation programme after surgery increased 1 year quit rates
Nicola Todd (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 1998; 1: 46. doi:10.1136/ebn.1.2.46
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A 2 minute surgical hand scrub was associated with higher, but not clinically significant, bacteria counts compared with a 3 minute hand scrub
Dorothy A Jones (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 1998; 1: 47. doi:10.1136/ebn.1.2.47
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Calcium and vitamin D reduced non-vertebral fractures and bone loss in the elderly
Jan Dewing (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 1998; 1: 48. doi:10.1136/ebn.1.2.48
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An empowerment information intervention improved participation in treatment decision making in men with recently diagnosed prostate cancer
Jeannie V Pasacreta (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 1998; 1: 49. doi:10.1136/ebn.1.2.49
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Review: compression treatment improves healing of venous leg ulcers
Jacqui Fernell (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 1998; 1: 50. doi:10.1136/ebn.1.2.50
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A specially designed foam mattress replacement reduced pressure ulcers in nursing home residents
Katherine Hungerford (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 1998; 1: 51. doi:10.1136/ebn.1.2.51
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A structured and individualised safety programme reduced falls in high risk nursing home patients
Nancy Edwards (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 1998; 1: 52. doi:10.1136/ebn.1.2.52
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Seminars on advance directives for adult outpatients increased completion rates
Beverley Jones (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 1998; 1: 53. doi:10.1136/ebn.1.2.53
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Prognosis: Back

Grief after pregnancy loss was predicted by length of pregnancy, neuroticism, psychiatric symptoms, and absence of other children
Dinah Gould (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 1998; 1: 54. doi:10.1136/ebn.1.2.54
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Causation: Back

Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia was not linked to residential exposure to power line magnetic fields
Denise Bryant-Lukosius (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 1998; 1: 55. doi:10.1136/ebn.1.2.55
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Moderate prenatal alcohol exposure was associated with a modest increase in adolescent learning and behavioural difficulties
Wendy L Hellerstedt (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 1998; 1: 56. doi:10.1136/ebn.1.2.56
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Low birth weight was associated with non-fatal coronary artery disease and stroke in nurses
Donna Meagher-Stewart (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 1998; 1: 57. doi:10.1136/ebn.1.2.57
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Quality improvement: Back

Review: telephone and computer communication improves healthcare process and patient outcomes
Janet Yamada (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 1998; 1: 58. doi:10.1136/ebn.1.2.58
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Reminder interventions increased women's use of mammography and Pap smear screening
Marjorie A Maddox (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 1998; 1: 59. doi:10.1136/ebn.1.2.59
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Qualitative: Back

Parental perception of stress during a child's health crisis was represented by 4 dimensions
Elaine C Meyer (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 1998; 1: 60. doi:10.1136/ebn.1.2.60
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Homeless battered women experienced patterns of violence that represented phases in their abusive relationships
Marilyn Merritt-Gray (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 1998; 1: 61. doi:10.1136/ebn.1.2.61
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Environmental issues affected women's caring
Gloria Harrison (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 1998; 1: 62. doi:10.1136/ebn.1.2.62
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Surgical nursing care was viewed as engaged or detached by women in hospital for hip surgery
Christopher C Bassett (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 1998; 1: 63. doi:10.1136/ebn.1.2.63
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Patients experienced physiological and psychological difficulties on long term home oxygen treatment
Ann Ewens (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 1998; 1: 64. doi:10.1136/ebn.1.2.64
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Glossary: Back

Glossary
Evid Based Nurs 1998; 1: 64. doi:10.1136/ebn.1.2.64-a
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