Published articles on nursing practice that is done today
"because we've always done it that way" although the evidence
contradicts the practice. This list was taken from Pamela Sherwill-Navarro's email in answering a question from a nursing librarian. Black KJ, Pusic MV, Harmidy D, McGillivray D. Pediatric intravenous insertion in the emergency department: bevel up or bevel down? Pediatr Emerg Care. 2005 Nov;21(11):707-11. PMID: 16280942 Tarnow K, King N. Intradermal injections: traditional bevel up versus bevel down. Appl Nurs Res. 2004 Nov;17(4):275-82. PMID: 15573336 Howard A, Mercer P, Nataraj HC, Kang BC. Bevel-down superior to bevel-up in intradermal skin testing. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 1997 Jun;78(6):594-6. PMID: 9207725 Cesaro S, Tridello G, Cavaliere M, Magagna L, Gavin P, Cusinato R, Zadra N, Zanon GF, Zanesco L, Carli M. Prospective, Randomized Trial of Two Different Modalities of Flushing Central Venous Catheters in Pediatric Patients With Cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2009 Mar 9. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 19273702 Bowers L, Speroni KG, Jones L, Atherton M. Comparison of occlusion rates by flushing solutions for peripherally inserted central catheters with positive pressure Luer-activated devices. J Infus Nurs. 2008 Jan-Feb;31(1):22-7. PMID: 18202556 Halm MA. Flushing hemodynamic catheters: what does the science tell us? Am J Crit Care. 2008 Jan;17(1):73-6. Erratum in: Am J Crit Care. 2008 May;17(3):193. PMID: 18158393 Free Full Text |
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