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evidence-based strategies

Evidence-based interventions for dyspnea

June 11, 2011

Editor’s note: One of a series of articles on managing cancer-related symptoms from the Oncology Nursing Society. Dyspnea is “a…

Evidence-based practice: The forum approach

November 11, 2010

At one hospital, nurses use a monthly evidence-based practice (EBP) forum to help integrate EBP into the workplace culture.

Evidence-based strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia

September 10, 2015

Defined as pneumonia that develops within 48 of endotracheal intubation, ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common hospital-acquired infection in…

Give patients more than lip service: Manage oral mucositis with evidence-based interventions

October 11, 2010

The most widely recognized side effects of cancer treatment are hair loss and nausea, but 40% of patients also experience…

Research 101: Forest plots

May 9, 2017

Patient care decisions must be made based on the current best evidence, and nurses critically appraise many kinds of research…

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