Which of the following statements made by a nurse practitioner best re

Which of the following statements made by a nurse practitioner best reflects an understanding of the availability of clinical practice guidelines?

1. “Clinical guidelines are so very helpful in providing the most up-to-date nursing care.”
2. “I’m sure we could get a team together and develop a pressure ulcer prevention protocol or search sites for established protocols.”
3. “I am particularly impressed by the type 2 diabetic guidelines posted on the Na-tional Guidelines Clearinghouse (NGC) site.”
4. “I’m told that for gerontological issues, the Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center (GNIRC) is the primary resource site.”

ANSWER

ANS: 3
There are clinical practice guidelines already developed by national health groups. These guide-lines are readily available to any clinician or health care institution that wishes to adopt evi-dence-based guidelines in the care of clients with specific health problems. The best option re-flects the nurse’s personal experience with a published protocol.