Purpose and procedure:

Purpose and procedure

Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 66-67. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.66

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EBN notebook:

The synthesis of qualitative research and evidence-based nursing

Kate Flemming

Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 68-71. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.68

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Teaching tip: using the "Who wants to be a millionaire?" game to teach searching skills

Nicola Pearce-Smith

Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 72. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.72

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Treatment:

Review: antihistamines, decongestants, or both do not provide benefit in children with otitis media with effusion

Ruth Martin Misener (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 73. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.73

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Delivery of a ß₂ agonist by metered dose inhaler with a bottle spacer was equivalent to delivery by conventional spacer in young children with acute lower airway obstruction

Roberta Heale (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 74. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.74

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Review: distraction, hypnosis, and combined cognitive-behavioural interventions reduce needle related pain and distress in children and adolescents

Jeanette Robertson (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 75. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.75

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Review: over-the-counter medications are effective for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease

D Shane Strickland (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 76. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.76

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The LiftTrainer^TM programme was not more effective than a video for reducing back injury in jobs with repetitive lifting

Shirley M Solberg (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 77. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.77

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Review: lifestyle or pharmacological interventions prevent or delay type 2 diabetes in people with impaired glucose tolerance

Sandra L Upchurch (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 78. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.78

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Review: oral anticoagulants plus aspirin reduce arterial thromboembolism more than oral anticoagulants alone but only in patients with mechanical heart valves

Monica J E Parry (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 79. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.79

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Review: adequately randomised trials showed that mammography screening did not significantly reduce breast cancer, cancer, or all cause mortality but increased breast surgeries

Jennifer Wiernikowski and E Ann Mohide (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 80. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.80

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Oral nutritional supplements during acute illness and recovery reduced non-elective hospital readmissions in older patients

Nancy Bergstrom (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 81. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.81

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Review: timing or administration route of nutritional support does not affect death or disability in head injury

John McArthur (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 82. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.82

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Review: patient controlled opioid analgesia reduces postoperative pain more than conventional as-needed opioid analgesia

Gareth Parsons (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 83. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.83

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Review: acupuncture and mind-body therapies may be effective for cancer related pain

Eric Staples (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 84. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.84

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A proactive communication strategy reduced post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in relatives of patients dying in the ICU

Tina Jones (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 85. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.85

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Overnight splinting of the wrist in a neutral or extended position did not prevent contracture after stroke

Cydnee Seneviratne (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 86. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.86

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4 layer bandages were better than 1 layer bandages, and pentoxifylline may be better than placebo for venous leg ulcers

Julie Betts (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 87. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.87

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Daily folic acid supplementation for 3 years reduced age related hearing loss

Carolyn Auerhahn (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 88. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.88

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An exercise programme led to a slower decline in activities of daily living in nursing home patients with Alzheimer’s disease

Dorothy A Forbes (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 89. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.89

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Causation:

Weak infant sucking in the first 8 weeks, reliance on breastfeeding for 9 months, small feeds, and difficulties in weaning were associated with failure to thrive

Loretta Secco, Audrey Walsh, and Marian MacLellan (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 90. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.90

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Quality improvement:

Including a weaning predictor in the daily assessment of weaning readiness increased mechanical ventilation weaning time

Judith L Reishtein (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 91. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.91

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Qualitative:

Clinically obese children identified facilitators and barriers to initiating and maintaining the behaviours required for weight loss

Marjorie MacDonald (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 92. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.92

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Children were marginalised by parents and healthcare professionals during consultations for dietary management of cystic fibrosis

Olga López de Dicastillo (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 93. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.93

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Lesbian women and gay men found that nurses often assumed they were heterosexual, which led to feelings of discomfort and insecurity

Kevin Corbett (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 94. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.94

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A diagnosis of HIV infection evoked strong and long lasting emotional reactions in women

Karen Moore Schaefer (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 95. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.95

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Patients with recently diagnosed hypertension described risk in terms of acceptance and denial narratives, which served as personal frameworks of coping

Carol Jillings (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 96. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.96

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Glossary:

Glossary

Evid Based Nurs 2007; 10: 96a. doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.96a

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