Ureteroscopy for Urinary Calculi with or Without Ureteral Stents
1Terri D. Kane is an associate professor at Texas Wesleyan University, Fort Worth, TX, and a member of the Cochrane Nursing Care Field.
The American Journal of Nursing
|April 26, 2020
Summary
Cochrane Nursing provides evidence for nurses. This section summarizes recent systematic reviews from the Cochrane Library to support nursing care, leadership, and research.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Systematic Reviews
Background:
- Cochrane Nursing aims to establish an international evidence base.
- Nurses require reliable evidence for care, leadership, and research.
Purpose of the Study:
- To summarize recent systematic reviews from the Cochrane Library.
- To support nurses in delivering, leading, and researching nursing care.
Main Methods:
- Systematic review summarization.
- Information extraction from the Cochrane Library.
Main Results:
- Summaries of key findings from selected systematic reviews.
- Identification of relevant evidence for nursing practice.
Conclusions:
- Cochrane Nursing facilitates access to crucial evidence for nurses.
- Systematic reviews are vital for advancing nursing practice and research.
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