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Nurses’ perceptions of evidence-based practice

Lehman, Karen D. (Wichita State University. Graduate School., 2007-04-27)

Evidence-based practice (EBP) has emerged as a marker for health care quality. However, several barriers prevent the transition of nursing research to practice, such as lack of knowledge, lack of time, and little perceived ...
Pediatric adverse drug event occurrence in a community hospital

Mosiman, Wendy L. (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2010-04-23)

Hospitalized children are at greater risk for adverse drug events (ADEs) due to varying size, development and lack of pediatric specific dosing.The project determined ADE rate for40 randomly selected pediatric hospitalized ...
A study of patient and or family use of alternative sources of healthcare information

Hurd, Licia D.; Wood, Brenda; Forlaw, Loretta; Koehn, Mary L. (Wichita State University. Graduate School., 2007-04-27)

Background: Healthcare consumers have access to a multitude of health related resources. The internet and other sources of healthcare information are prevalent, but little is known about patients’ and families’ use of these ...