Evidence-based practice in Health Visiting. National conference organized by the Royal College of Nursing Health Visitors Forum, held at the Business Design Centre, Islington, London, England, 30 May 1998 |
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| Authors: | James P. Smith OBE BSc MSc DER SRN RNT |
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| Affiliation: | BTA Certificate FRCN FRSH, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Advanced Nursing |
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| Abstract: | The message that was conveyed throughout this conference, which attracted delegates from the four countries of the United Kingdom (UK), was that health visiting evidence-based practice was welcomed but it had to be tempered by information gleaned from clients' views and choices and professional experiences. |
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| Keywords: | decision making hypothesis testing pattern matching intuition decision analysis nurse practitioners primary health care |
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