From: Implementing nursing best practice guidelines: Impact on patient referrals
 | Asthma | Breastfeeding | DDD | Smoking Cessation | Venous Leg Ulcer | Diabetes Foot Care |
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Pre-Implementation | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
# of nurse questionnaires | 58 | 71 | 110 | 62 | 61 | 64 |
Questionnaire response rates | 85.3% | 94.7% | 65.5% | 70.5% | 78.2% | 68.1% |
# of chart audits | 80 1 | 103 1 | 196 | 116 | 109 | 98 1 |
1st patient interview (% of chart audits) | 31 (38.8%) | 75 (72.8%) | - | 89 (76.7%) | - | 66 (67.3%) |
2nd patient interview (% of 1st interview) | 21 (67.7%) | 51 (49.5%) | - | 42 (47.1%) | - | 38 (57.6%) |
Post-Implementation | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
# of nurse questionnaires | 38 | 59 | 97 | 46 | 30 | 55 |
Questionnaire response rates | 55.9% | 78.7% | 57.7% | 52.3% | 38.5% | 58.5% |
# of nurses included in final analysis 3 | 34 | 53 | 67 | 41 | 25 | 37 |
Nurses with paired data (as % of random sample) 3 | 50.0% | 70.7% | 39.9% | 46.6% | 32.1% | 39.4% |
# of chart audits | 48 1 | 89 1 | 187 | 93 | 52 | 123 1 |
1st patient interview (% of chart audits) 2 | 14 (29.2%) | 80 (89.9%) | - | 84 (90.3%) | - | 58 (47.2%) |
2nd patient interview (% of 1st interview) | 10 (71.4%) | 61 (85.2%) | - | 27 (32.1%) | - | 26 (44.8%) |