Applied Nursing Research
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 163-166 , August 2006

Intervention fidelity: Lessons learned from an unsuccessful pilot study

  • Margaret H. Kearney, PhD, RNC, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • PhD and MS–PhD Programs, University of Rochester School of Nursing, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 585 273 764 (w), +1 585 244 9485 (h); fax: +1 585 276 2176.
    • ,
  • M. Colleen Simonelli, MSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • William F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467-3812, USA

Received 1 September 2005 ,Accepted 15 November 2005.

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PII: S0897-1897(06)00051-6

doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2005.11.001

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 163-166 , August 2006

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