Purpose and procedure:

Purpose and procedure

Evid Based Nurs 2005; 8: 34-35. doi:10.1136/ebn.8.2.34

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EBN notebook:

The paths from research to improved health outcomes

Paul Glasziou and Brian Haynes

Evid Based Nurs 2005; 8: 36-38. doi:10.1136/ebn.8.2.36

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R Brian Haynes

Evid Based Nurs 2005; 8: 39. doi:10.1136/ebn.8.2.39

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Resource review:

McCormack B, Manley K, Garbett R, editors. Practice development in nursing. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2004. ISBN 1405110384

Margaret B Harrison

Evid Based Nurs 2005; 8: 40. doi:10.1136/ebn.8.2.40

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Treatment:

Dexamethasone reduced the incidence of children with mild croup who returned for medical care

Linda O’Mara (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2005; 8: 41. doi:10.1136/ebn.8.2.41

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Review: ß agonist delivery by metered dose inhaler with a valved holding chamber (compared with a nebuliser) reduces admissions in preschool children and infants with acute asthma or wheezing

Lisa Cicutto (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2005; 8: 42. doi:10.1136/ebn.8.2.42

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A multifaceted, home based, environmental intervention reduced asthma related morbidity in children with atopic asthma

Robin Rider Wilkerson (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2005; 8: 43. doi:10.1136/ebn.8.2.43

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Short term coseasonal sublingual immunotherapy reduced the development of asthma in children with hay fever

Roberta Heale (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2005; 8: 44. doi:10.1136/ebn.8.2.44

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Fluoxetine plus cognitive behavioural therapy was most effective for adolescents with major depressive disorder

Lynn Rew (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2005; 8: 45. doi:10.1136/ebn.8.2.45

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A telephone psychotherapy programme improved clinical outcomes in patients beginning antidepressant treatment

Celia E Wills (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2005; 8: 46. doi:10.1136/ebn.8.2.46

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Review: vaccination reduces the incidence of serologically confirmed influenza in healthy adults

Toula M Gerace (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2005; 8: 47. doi:10.1136/ebn.8.2.47

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Review: antioxidant supplementation does not reduce gastrointestinal cancer

Claudia Mariano (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2005; 8: 48. doi:10.1136/ebn.8.2.48

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Fluconazole reduced the rate of recurrence of vulvovaginal candidiasis

Gene Harkless (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2005; 8: 49. doi:10.1136/ebn.8.2.49

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Volunteers trained in CPR and use of automated external defibrillators increased survival after out of hospital cardiac arrest

Sidney Cuthbertson (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2005; 8: 50. doi:10.1136/ebn.8.2.50

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Methylprednisolone was associated with an increase in death after head injury

Hilaire J Thompson and Asha Bakshi (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2005; 8: 51. doi:10.1136/ebn.8.2.51

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Review: no evidence exists that thrombolysis is better than heparin for reducing the risk of recurrent pulmonary embolism and death

Riek van den Berg (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2005; 8: 52. doi:10.1136/ebn.8.2.52

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Review: a single dose of oral naproxen or naproxen sodium reduced acute postoperative pain in adults

Tracey Bucknall (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2005; 8: 53. doi:10.1136/ebn.8.2.53

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Short term catheterisation after vaginal prolapse surgery increased recatheterisations, but reduced urinary tract infections, duration of catheterisation, and hospital stay

Catherine Tracy (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2005; 8: 54. doi:10.1136/ebn.8.2.54

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Review: magnesium prophylaxis after cardiac surgery reduces the risk of arrhythmia and atrial fibrillation

Gina Maiocco (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2005; 8: 55. doi:10.1136/ebn.8.2.55

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Review: non-invasive interventions improve symptoms and psychological functioning in patients with lung cancer

E Ann Mohide (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2005; 8: 56. doi:10.1136/ebn.8.2.56

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Assessment (screening or diagnosis):

Review: capillary refill time, abnormal skin turgor, and abnormal respiratory pattern are useful signs for detecting dehydration in children

Tina Popov (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2005; 8: 57. doi:10.1136/ebn.8.2.57

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Review: a low clinical probability plus a normal D-dimer test result excludes a diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis

Patricia K Rosier (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2005; 8: 58. doi:10.1136/ebn.8.2.58

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Qualitative:

Mothers with post-traumatic stress disorder after traumatic childbirth struggled to survive and experienced nightmares, flashbacks, anger, anxiety, depression, and isolation

Susan Jack (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2005; 8: 59. doi:10.1136/ebn.8.2.59

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Parents’ decisions on MMR vaccination for their children were based on personal experience rather than scientific evidence

Marjorie MacDonald (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2005; 8: 60. doi:10.1136/ebn.8.2.60

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Patients with acute exacerbations of COPD saw anxiety as a sign, rather than cause, of breathlessness

Paula M Meek (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2005; 8: 61. doi:10.1136/ebn.8.2.61

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Palliative care involved a specific concept of care focusing on life and optimising patient quality of life

Lucille Taylor (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2005; 8: 62. doi:10.1136/ebn.8.2.62

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Arthritis symptoms, information sources, and a constantly shifting threshold of risk-benefit ratios influenced elderly patients’ decisions about total joint replacement

Laurel E Radwin (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2005; 8: 63. doi:10.1136/ebn.8.2.63

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5 themes described the views of older people on advance care statements and their role in end of life care

Judith A Lever (commentator)

Evid Based Nurs 2005; 8: 64. doi:10.1136/ebn.8.2.64

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Glossary:

Glossary

Evid Based Nurs 2005; 8: 64. doi:10.1136/ebn.8.2.64-a

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