2004
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2003.08.002
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Clinical guidelines and care protocols

Abstract: Clinical guidelines and care protocols are intended to provide information, based on an appraisal of the current best evidence of clinical and cost-effectiveness, regarding therapeutic interventions for given conditions. With the establishment of the National Collaborating Centre for Nursing as a part of National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE), it is anticipated that an increasing number of clinical guidelines that focus on aspects of nursing care will be developed at a national level. The Department… Show more

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“…It is anticipated that in order to introduce EBP into intensive care units (ICUs), nursing care will increasingly be directed by guidelines and protocols. [1] It is argued that protocol-directed care can help to standardise the care received by patients regardless of user expertise. However, nursing care involves more than strictly applying the steps of a guideline or protocol, and includes having adequate knowledge to choose the best course of action for each patient care situation.…”
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“…It is anticipated that in order to introduce EBP into intensive care units (ICUs), nursing care will increasingly be directed by guidelines and protocols. [1] It is argued that protocol-directed care can help to standardise the care received by patients regardless of user expertise. However, nursing care involves more than strictly applying the steps of a guideline or protocol, and includes having adequate knowledge to choose the best course of action for each patient care situation.…”
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“…Furthermore, a patient may be receiving care directed by more than one protocol, which may have steps that are incongruent with one another. [1] This means that nurses must have and use specific knowledge competencies to guide their decisions when dealing with multiple protocols.…”
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“…Clinical guidelines are systematically developed documents used in hospital settings to standardize and structure treatment or diagnostic processes [13]. A typical guideline departs from observations, employs evidence-based practices and hence leads to conclusions and recommendations.…”
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“…Unfortunately compiling this type of evidence can be complex, and thus not readily available. 14 As attention moves to new contract forms in primary dental care based on a 'blended' contract with a variety of indicators, including quality measures, it will be necessary to address some of these contradictions and ascertain what type The proportion of patients in the practice falling into high, medium and low risk categories was found to be one of the most salient and useful measures piloted. Having this information allows case mix to be taken into account when judging the performance of providers.…”
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