Purpose and procedure:

Purpose and procedure

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 1-2. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.1.1

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EBN notebook:

To our future—welcome students!

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 3. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.1.3

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

Diana Sherifali and Zubin Punthakee

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 4-6. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.1.4

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Applying evidence: what’s the next action?

Paul Glasziou

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 7-8. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.1.7

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Treatment:

Mothers were less likely to be depressed after a structured behavioural intervention for infant sleep problems

Wendy Hall (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 9. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.1.9

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Review: varenicline, bupropion, and nicotine replacement therapies are effective for smoking cessation at 6 or 12 months

Kimberley Lamarche (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 10. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.1.10

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Review: exercise plus diet prevents type 2 diabetes

Judith Carrier (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 11. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.1.11

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Intensive glucose control did not prevent important complications in type 2 diabetes

Diana Sherifali (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 12-13. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.1.12

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Intensive glucose control increased mortality and did not prevent cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetes

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 13. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.1.13

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Benefits of early intensive glucose control in preventing diabetes-related complications were sustained for up to 10 years

Diana Sherifali (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 14. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.1.14

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Review: culturally appropriate health education improves glycaemic control in members of ethnic minority groups with diabetes

Sandra L Upchurch (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 15. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.1.15

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Review: short-term medical use of cannabis increases risk of non-serious adverse effects

Lynne Esson (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 16. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.1.16

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A nurse-delivered intervention was effective for depression in patients with cancer

Cheryl Forchuk (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 17. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.1.17

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Review: multicomponent educational interventions improve some outcomes in predialysis and dialysis care

Rebecca P Winsett (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 18. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.1.18

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Clinically indicated and routine replacement of peripheral intravenous catheters did not differ for catheter failure

Maureen Benbow (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 19. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.1.19

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Review: chewing gum after abdominal surgery reduces time to return of bowel function but not length of hospital stay

Patricia Kelly Rosier (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 20. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.1.20

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Normal food at will and nil-by-mouth enteral feeding after major upper GI surgery did not differ for mortality or morbidity

Mary M Brennan (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 21. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.1.21

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Initial refeeding with a soft diet was better than a clear liquid diet for length of hospital stay in mild acute pancreatitis

Christina Hurlock-Chorostecki (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 22. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.1.22

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Review: psychological interventions prevent depression after stroke

Diane Buchanan (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 23. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.1.23

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Review: providing information improves subjective outcomes but may not improve clinical outcomes in patients with stroke or their carers

Sandra Ireland (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 24. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.1.24

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General practitioners’ advice to use topical rather than oral ibuprofen resulted in equivalent effects on chronic knee pain

Gene Elizabeth Harkless (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 25. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.1.25

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Prognosis:

Excess mortality after HIV seroconversion has greatly decreased in the past 10 years

Carl A Kirton (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 26. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.1.26

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Quality improvement:

Review: quality improvement interventions reduce unnecessary prescription of antibiotics for outpatients

Margaret Thorman Hartig (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 27. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.1.27

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Qualitative:

Men were surprised by the severity of symptoms they experienced after laparoscopic radical prostatectomy

JoAnn Mick (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 28. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.1.28

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Patients felt greater personal control and emotional comfort in hospital when they felt secure, informed, and valued

Sandra Lauck (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 29. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.1.29

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Prioritising mealtime care, patient choice, and nutritional assessment were important for older inpatients’ mealtime experiences

Jan Dewing (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 30. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.1.30

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Peer relationships were important to the experience of thriving in some, but not all, nursing home residents

Karen Spilsbury (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 31. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.1.31

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Many older people felt that electronic care surveillance increased their safety and enabled them to live alone in their own homes

Lorna de Witt (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 32. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.1.32

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Glossary:

Glossary

Evid Based Nurs 2009; 12: 32. doi:10.1136/ebn.12.1.32-a

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