Worldviews on evidence-based nursing
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Worldviews Evid Based Nurs · Aug 2012
ReviewA systematic review of methods of eye irrigation for adults and children with ocular chemical burns.
To present the best available research evidence on eye irrigation methods for ocular chemical burns to facilitate better-informed clinical decisions. ⋯ As prompt eye irrigation with tap water immediately after alkali burns had better outcomes, it would be important to commence eye irrigation immediately after burns are sustained. In this review, irrigating fluids including normal saline, lactated Ringer's, normal saline with sodium bicarbonate added, BSS Plus, and diphoterine solutions all yielded positive ocular outcomes suggesting for its use in hospital settings.
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Worldviews Evid Based Nurs · Aug 2012
Recognizing and responding to uncertainty: a grounded theory of nurses' uncertainty.
There has been little research to date exploring nurses' uncertainty in their practice. Understanding nurses' uncertainty is important because it has potential implications for how care is delivered. ⋯ This theory advances the nursing perspective of uncertainty in clinical practice. The theory is relevant to nurses who are faced with uncertainty and complex clinical decisions, to managers who support nurses in their clinical decision-making, and to researchers who investigate ways to improve decision-making and care delivery.