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C A Ledbetter

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PubMed2001

Legislation, policy, and tobacco use among youth: implications for health care providers.

This paper addresses implications of recent tobacco legislation, policy, and tobacco use among youth in the context of health care policy and services. Tobacco use prevalence and definitions and diagnoses of nicotine addiction and dependence are described. Assessment of smoking prevalence in Texas provides a case study of the problem and potential solutions for tobacco use among youth. The case study highlights specific implications to be considered when providing health care focused on prevention and risk reduction for youth. The paper concludes with implications and critical Internet resources for health care providers engaging in youth tobacco control.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2000

Basics of evidence-based practice. Part 1: The nature of the evidence.

Basics of evidence-based practice are presented in 2 parts. Part 1 explores the characteristics of evidence used in evidence-based practice. Part 2 presents basic terms and processes of EBP. The nature of the evidence as the basis for clinical decisions is a major distinction between the new paradigm of evidence-based practice and yesterday's approaches to research utilization. This article discusses why research evidence is the best source of clinical knowledge, and why systematic reviews, in particular, provide the most stable knowledge for clinical practice. Sources of evidence summaries, such as Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, are also discussed.

Databases, Factual↗
PubMed2000

Basics of evidence-based practice. Part 2: Unscrambling the terms and processes.

Rapid developments within the enterprise of evidence-based health care have resulted in a state of flux in the related concepts and terminology. Basic processes include original research, evidence summary, translation, implementation, and evaluation. Together with a glossary of basic terms in evidence-based practice (EBP), these provide a basis for nurses to adopt evidence-based practice into clinical decision making.

Benchmarking↗
PubMed1988

Infusion phlebitis.

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Educational Measurement↗
PubMed1981

Fractures in lower limbs with prior amputation. A study of ninety cases.

Eighty-five lower-limb amputees with ninety subsequent fractures of the residual limb were studied retrospectively. Most of the fractures were managed by non-operative methods, with the exception of unstable intertrochanteric fractures and displaced fractures of the femoral neck. Indications for operative and non-operative treatment in below-the-knee and above-the-knee amputees are outlined. No indication was found for reamputation through the fracture site. Before fracture, all amputees used a prosthesis. After healing of the fracture, 97 per cent of the patients with amputation below the knee and 82 per cent of those with amputation above the knee resumed use of a prosthesis.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1974

Low back pain.

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Adult↗