Browsing by Subjects (CINAHL) "Guideline Adherence"
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Evidence-based clinical guidelines and their impact on prevention of catheter related blood stream infections
The growing concern for hospital-acquired infections in healthcare has stimulated the development of evidence based practice guidelines. Healthcare institutions across the United States are increasing their focus on the ... -
Implementation & evaluation of safe opioid prescribing guidelines for chronic non-cancer pain in primary care
Uptake of evidence-based guidelines varies among primary care providers when treating chronic non-cancer pain patients in managed primary care settings. This project aimed to determine the feasibility and compliance of the ... -
Implementation of a diabetes treatment algorithm in primary care for use in the adult Hispanic population
(2017-09-01)Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 (DM2) is a growing problem in the United States. Hispanic Americans have a higher prevalence of diabetes than Non-Hispanic Whites and suffer from more severe complications of the disease. Although ... -
In patients with type 2 diabetes, what impact does the American Diabetes Association foot care guidelines have in preventing lower extremity complications?
(2015-09-17)Guidelines are established to address specific needs of a clinical problem and assist clinicians with decision-making. The complexity of Type 2 diabetes warrants the use of such guidelines to help provide evidence-based ... -
The use of scorecards to improve documentation of obstetrical blood loss
Obstetric hemorrhage is one of the most common causes of maternal morbidity and mortality. The measurement of quantitative blood loss (QBL) at delivery prevents clinicians from failing to recognize hemorrhage in healthy ... -
Verification methods of nasogastric and orogastric tubes: Improved patient outcomes through nurse adherence to practice guidelines
(2017-01-09)Although there are various methods that are used to confirm the placement of nasogastric (NG) and orogastric (OG) tubes prior to the administration of any substance, there is none that is used universally and with certainty ...