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Patricia Kunz Howard1, Beth Broering
1University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, KY 40536, USA. pkhoward@uky.edu
Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal
|February 2, 2010
Abstract:
Review of recent evidence with translation to practice for the APN role is presented using a case study module for "Accuracy of Ottawa Ankle Rules to Exclude Fractures of the Ankle and Midfoot in Children: A Meta-Analysis" (S. Dowling et al., 2009). The implications and clinical relevance of these findings for advanced practice nurses are discussed highlighting the best evidence.
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