| Description |
xvi, 162 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Clinical Effectiveness, Nursing Diagnosis and the Role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist and Nurse Practitioner / Carol Lynn Cox and Sonya Ahluwalia -- 2. Factors that Foster and Hinder Clinically Effective Care of Clinical Nurse Specialists and Nurse Practitioners: A Qualitative Study / Carol Lynn Cox and Sonya Ahluwalia -- 3. Clinical Effectiveness and the Realities of Practice: A National Quantitative Study / Carol Lynn Cox and Sonya Ahluwalia -- 4. Alteration in Cardiovascular Function: Caring for the Patient with Septic Shock / Ann M. Price and Dawn Kavanagh -- 5. Alteration in Respiratory Function: Caring for the Patient with Tuberculosis (TB) / Virginia Gleissberg and Rebecca Hall -- 6. Alteration in Sexuality Pattern: Caring for the HIV Positive Pregnant Woman / Judith Sunderland -- 7. Alteration in Endocrine Function: Caring for the Woman in Obstetric Crisis / Joanne Hutchinson -- 8. Alteration in Comfort: Caring for the Patient Using Complementary Therapies / Carol Lynn Cox -- 9. Alteration in Endocrine Function: Caring for the Patient with Leg Ulcers / Michael Van Orsouw |
| Summary |
This text provides a basis for developing clinically effective practice. It describes why clinical effectiveness is important and shows how nursing and midwifery students and professionals can improve the care they deliver to patients. The authors demonstrate clinically effective care through the use of case studies and research evidence which supports nursing interventions. Combining the best of practice with a sound, research based academic framework, Clinical Effectiveness in Practice will be a useful resource for all nurses who want to advance their own practice |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Clinical competence.
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Nursing -- Practice.
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Nursing audit.
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Nursing care plans.
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| Author |
Reyes-Hughes, Adrian.
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Cox, Carol Lynn.
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| ISBN |
0333804554 paperback |
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