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Development of a constipation risk assessment scale
Author(s) -
Duffy Jackie,
Zernike Wendy
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-172x.1997.tb00111.x
Subject(s) - constipation , risk assessment , scale (ratio) , intervention (counseling) , medicine , nursing assessment , clinical practice , nursing , medline , surgery , geography , computer science , cartography , computer security , political science , law
Duffy J, Zernike W. International Journal of Nursing Practice 1997; 3: 260–263 Development of a constipation risk assessment scale This clinical report details a project conducted to facilitate nurses in their assessment of patients who were ‘at risk’ of becoming constipated and to inform and guide nurses of appropriate strategies of intervention based on their assessment.