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Contents: April 2001, Volume 4, Number 2 [Index by Author]

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Purpose and procedure: Back

Purpose and procedure
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 34. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.2.34
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EBN notebook: Back

Clinically useful measures of the effects of treatment
Alba DiCenso
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 36. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.2.36
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Sigma Theta Tau contest: Back

Evidence-based practice contest: innovations in clinical excellence
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 40. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.2.40
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Treatment: Back

Routine primary immunisation using a longer needle resulted in fewer local reactions in infants
Colleen Van Berkel (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 41. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.2.41
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Few young children had mild reactions to the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine and older children had nearly no vaccine related reactions
Mary Anne Carson (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 42. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.2.42
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Review: recall or reminder systems improve the rate of childhood and adult immunisation
Belinda Coates (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 43. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.2.43
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A clinical pathway reduced use of nebulised ß agonists and length of hospital stay in children with asthma exacerbations
Cecilia Lau (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 44. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.2.44
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Review: brief primary care interventions are moderately effective for increasing physical activity
Stephanie P Fein and Scott E Sherman (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 45. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.2.45
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Contamination of urine specimens from women with acute dysuria did not differ with collection technique
Johanne Mousseau (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 46. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.2.46
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Review: NSAIDs, paracetamol, and analgesic/anti-inflammatory oral rinse reduce sore throat symptoms
Sue Lebeau and Sharon Goodwin (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 47. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.2.47
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Docusate sodium with irrigation was better than triethanolamine polypeptide with irrigation for dissolving earwax
Amanda Robinson (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 48. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.2.48
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Early feeding after major non-laparoscopic gynaecological surgery did not increase gastrointestinal symptoms
Hilaire J Thompson (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 49. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.2.49
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Adjunctive nurse telehealth care reduced depressive symptoms and improved functioning
Jeannette LeGris (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 50. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.2.50
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A shared care system of hospital follow up reduced pain and use of healthcare resources and increased satisfaction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Elizabeth M Barrett (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 51. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.2.51
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A cognitive behavioural family intervention reduced psychiatric morbidity in caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease
E Ann Mohide (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 52. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.2.52
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Integrated care pathway based rehabilitation for acute stroke did not reduce length of hospital stay
Maureen Shaw (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 53. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.2.53
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Intensive geriatric rehabilitation reduced hospital stay and time to independent living in hip fracture patients with mild to moderate dementia
Michael Schulz (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 54. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.2.54
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Assessment: Back

A clear urine specimen on visual inspection cannot totally exclude a diagnosis of urinary tract infection
Gene Elizabeth Harkless (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 55. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.2.55
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Causation: Back

Children who were exposed to antenatal corticosteroids and had birth weights <=1500 g did not have adverse growth, cognitive, or lung function outcomes at age 14 years
Sharon Dore (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 56. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.2.56
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Quality improvement: Back

A nurse led clinic and computer decision support system for anticoagulation decisions was at least as effective as a hospital clinic
Stephanie Wright (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 57. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.2.57
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Clinical prediction guide: Back

An antenatal index predicted postpartum depression with high sensitivity and moderate specificity
Violeta Lopez-Nahas (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 58. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.2.58
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Qualitative: Back

Late adolescent girls used 4 stories to describe their smoking patterns
Marjorie MacDonald (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 59. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.2.59
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Teenage mothers with oppressive pasts created new family caregiving traditions
Susan Jack (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 60. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.2.60
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Individuals with HIV/AIDS ascribed several different meanings to their use of complementary therapy
Annette Schultz (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 61. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.2.61
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Inpatients had mostly negative experiences of seclusion during short term treatment in a mental health facility
Helen Kirkpatrick (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 62. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.2.62
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Properly planned de-institutionalisation for mental illness maintained most in community living with enhanced quality of life
Cheryl Forchuk (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 63. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.2.63
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Elderly women described 5 phases of living with change after myocardial infarction
Karen Moore Schaefer (commentator)
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 64. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.2.64
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Glossary: Back

Glossary
Evid Based Nurs 2001; 4: 64. doi:10.1136/ebn.4.2.64-a
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