Unit-based product evaluation: Part 1: Comparison of pulmonary artery and tympanic membrane temperature.
Although new products go through rigorous study before FDA approval, it is still important to evaluate the product for use with your nursing protocols and patient population. This author describes a product evaluation project conducted in the critical care units at her agency and gives advice on how to set up similar product evaluation studies in your setting.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D003422:Critical Care; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D013817:Thermography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards*; D014432:Tympanic Membrane