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A collaborative approach to evidence-based child health nursing practice

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Evidence from Australia, the UK and the USA suggests that while research output has increased, clinical nurses make limited use of the findings to improve patient care (Funk et al., 1991; Stetler and DiMaggio, 1991; Capra et al., 1992; Nagy et al., 1992; Webb and Mackenzie, 1993; Pearcey, 1995).

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  1. School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Southampton, UK

    Edward Alan Glasper (Professor of Nursing and Academic Head of Child Health Studies) & Lorraine Ireland (Lecturer in Child Health Studies) (Professor of Nursing and Academic Head of Child Health Studies) &  (Lecturer in Child Health Studies)

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Nagy, S. (2000). A collaborative approach to evidence-based child health nursing practice. In: Glasper, E.A., Ireland, L. (eds) Evidence-based Child Health Care. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-333-98239-6_21

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