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2011
Dover, D.C ., Schopflocher, D.P.
Public health surveillance is often concerned with the analysis of health outcomes over small areas. Funnel plots have been proposed as a useful tool for assessing and visualizing surveillance data, but their full utility has not been appreciated (for example, in the incorporation and...
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Understanding the Provision of Palliative Care in the Context of Primary Health Care: Qualitative research findings from a pilot study in a community setting in Chile.
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Santos Salas, A., Cameron, B. L.
This pilot study looked at the provision of palliative care in the context of primary health care in a developing setting in Chile. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES: The study aimed to delineate the experience of palliative care from the perspective of patients and health care professionals; to examine...
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The influence of an undergraduate problem/context based learning program on evolving professional nursing graduate practice.
The influence of an undergraduate problem/context based learning program on evolving professional nursing graduate practice.
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Spiers, J.A., Kabotoff, W., Williams, B., Richard, E., McIlwraith, D., Fisk, A., Sculley, A., Gibson, B.
Graduates' perception of the value of their undergraduate program is a critical component of professional program evaluation and contributes a viewpoint rarely reported in the literature. It has been proposed that Problem Based Learning (PBL) enhances knowledge acquisition, clinical competency...
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The association between renal insufficiency, phamacotherapy, and outcomes in 6427 patients with heart failure and coronary artery disease.
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Tonelli, M., Ezekowitz, J., Ghali, W.A., Humphries, K.H., Norris, C.M., McAlister, F. A., Knudtson, M.L.
Objectives This study was designed to examine the use of cardiovascular medications and outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF) and renal dysfunction. Background Renal insufficiency is associated with poorer outcomes in patients with HF, but the mechanisms are uncertain. In particular,...
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Fall 2016
In the nursing profession, the concept of critical thinking (CT) has been increasingly the focus of investigation for the past several years. CT is a valuable skill in nursing practice. Nurses need complex thinking skills to manage effectively the fast-paced and constantly changing health care...
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2005
Estabrooks, C.A., Brigidear, K., Profetto-McGrath, J., Chong, H.
Several researchers have examined nurses' knowledge sources within the context of research utilization, but conclusions are equivocal. Common problems include a lack of replication, conflicting results, poor generalizability of results, and unclear implications for practice. The objectives of...