In this blog for nurses, Sarah Chapman shares the latest Cochrane evidence on incontinence-associated dermatitis and registered nurses Teresa Chinn and Shannon Deakin consider the challenges of applying evidence to practice.
Tag: Evidence for Everyday Nursing
Everyday practice: tried, trusted and tested? Here’s why we need evidence
Established practices may be so familiar that they aren’t questioned. They should be. We consider this here in an area of everyday nursing practice, pressure ulcer management, but hope this will be read in the context of other areas of healthcare.
Dehydration: do we really know how to spot it?
In a blog for nurses, Sarah Chapman looks at Cochrane evidenceCochrane Reviews are systematic reviews. In systematic reviews we search for and summarize studies that answer a specific research question (e.g. is paracetamol effective and safe for treating back pain?). The studies are identified, assessed, and summarized by using a systematic and predefined approach. They […]
Oral cryotherapy: preventing mouth soreness and ulcers in people having cancer treatments
New evidence on the benefits of oral cryotherapy for people having certain cancer treatments
Getting evidence into nursing practice: replacing the routine
Catch up with our WeNurses tweetchat on evidence for when to change peripheral venous catheters and what's happening in practice
Replacing peripheral venous catheters: have you ditched the routine?
Our new series Evidence for Everyday Nursing starts with this blog on when to re-site peripheral venous catheters
Short, shareable, sociable and evidence based!
Why #WeNurses founder Teresa Chinn welcomes our new evidence series for nurses