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Best Practice Information Sheets

Best Practice Information Sheets are derived from the findings of systematic reviews to provide condensed information for clinicians. Prior to wide dissemination of a Best Practice Information Sheet, the information is assessed for its potential impact on current nursing practice in at least three agencies. Following dissemination, an evaluation is conducted to measure the effect that the Best Practice Information Sheet has had on nursing practice.

Best Practice Information Sheets are widely distributed through a range of channels, including the journals Collegian, Australian Nursing Journal, Australian Journal of Rural Health, and International Journal of Nursing Practice. Access to the Best Practice Information Sheets is also available through the Joanna Briggs Institute (http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/about/home.php).

Best Practice Information Sheets

Year	Title
2000 Vol 4 Issue 6	Knowledge Retention from Pre-operative Patient Information
2001 Vol 5 Issue 1	Maintaining Oral Hydration in Older People
2006 Vol 10 Issue 1	Management of Asymptomatic Hypoglycaemia in Healthy Term Neonates for Nurses and Midwives
2000 Vol 4 Issue 1	Management of Short Term Indwelling Urinary Catheters
2001 Vol 5 Issue 5	Management of the Child with Fever
2004 Sup. 1	Management of the Day Surgery Patient
2001 Vol 5 Issue 4	Music as an Intervention in Hospitals
2005 Vol 9 Issue 1	Nurse Led Cardiac Clinics for Adults with Coronary Heart Disease
2004 Vol 8 Issue 4	Oral Hygiene Care for Adults with Dementia in Residential Aged Care Facilities (Public Release: 20th Nov 2004)
2002 Vol 6 Issue 3	Physical Restraint Part 1: Use in Acute and Residential Care Facilities
2002 Vol 6 Issue 4	Physical Restraint Part 2: Minimisation in Acute and Residential Care Facilities
2007 Vol 11 Issue 4	Pre-operative hair removal to reduce surgical site infection
1997 Vol 1 Issue 1	Pressure sores - part 1: Prevention of Pressure Related Damage
1997 Vol 1 Issue 2	Pressure sores - part 2: Management of Pressure Related Tissue Damage
2006 Vol 10 Issue 3	Removal of Short-term Indwelling Urethral Catheters
2001 Vol 5 Issue 3	Smoking Cessation Interventions and Strategies
2006 Vol 10 Issue 2	Solutions, Techniques and Pressure in Wound Cleansing
2002 Vol 6 Issue 2	Split Thickness Skin Graft Donor Sites: Post Harvest Management
2004 Vol 8 Issue 3	Strategies to Manage Sleep in Residents of Aged Care Facilities
2005 Vol 9 Issue 4	Strategies to Reduce Medication Errors with Reference to Older Adults
2003 Vol 7 Issue 3	The Management of Nipple Pain and/or Trauma Associated with Breastfeeding
1998 Vol 2 Issue 1	The Management of Peripheral Intravascular Devices
2003 Vol 7 Issue 4	The Prevention and Management Of Shoulder Pain In The Hemiplegic Patient
1998 Vol 2 Issue 3	The Prevention and Treatment of Oral Mucositis in Cancer Patients
2007 Vol 11 Issue 3	Topical skin care in aged care facilities
2000 Vol 4 Issue 4	Tracheal Suctioning of Adults with an Artificial Airway
1999 Vol 3 Issue 3	Vital Signs