This essay surrounds a case study regarding a doctor’s orders to use an auscultating calf blood pressure reading for a patient in the pediatric ward and the nurse going against wishes and using an oscillometric device instead. Clinical practice guidelines can help standardize treatment plans and assist healthcare professionals when making educated clinical choices (Jun, Kovner, & Stimpfel, 2016). This essay will discuss guidelines, updating practices, nurses being educated on guidelines and forming a question surround guidelines
Clinical guidelines must have the best evidence available, helping the health professional but not replacing clinical judgment, skills or knowledge of the professional (Pooler, 2014). With new and ongoing advancements within the health industry, learning and educating is a continuing process for nurses (Pooler, 2014). Furthermore, Matthew-Maich, Ploeg, Dobbins & Jack (2013) conducted a study exploring constructed grounded theories within three acute care hospitals to explore the best practice guidelines possible for breastfeeding implementation and uptake. Results found that the use of the best practice guidelines …show more content…
The Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN), a non-profit membership association provides and consistently updates its recommended practices and position statement for nurses (Battié & Steelman, 2014). Assisting perioperative nurses’ when in a surgical setting or similar invasive procedures (Battié & Steelman 2014). Furthermore, with over 400,000 deaths occurring each year due to hospital required infections, sepsis and other occurrences within the healthcare setting, clinical guidelines can minimise risk through evidence based therapies (Jun, Kovner & Stimpfel, 2016). Health professionals need to participate in the development, maintenance, and implementation to help ensure best quality and safety for patients (Jun, Kovner & Stimpfel,
Clinical guidelines must have the best evidence available, helping the health professional but not replacing clinical judgment, skills or knowledge of the professional (Pooler, 2014). With new and ongoing advancements within the health industry, learning and educating is a continuing process for nurses (Pooler, 2014). Furthermore, Matthew-Maich, Ploeg, Dobbins & Jack (2013) conducted a study exploring constructed grounded theories within three acute care hospitals to explore the best practice guidelines possible for breastfeeding implementation and uptake. Results found that the use of the best practice guidelines …show more content…
The Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN), a non-profit membership association provides and consistently updates its recommended practices and position statement for nurses (Battié & Steelman, 2014). Assisting perioperative nurses’ when in a surgical setting or similar invasive procedures (Battié & Steelman 2014). Furthermore, with over 400,000 deaths occurring each year due to hospital required infections, sepsis and other occurrences within the healthcare setting, clinical guidelines can minimise risk through evidence based therapies (Jun, Kovner & Stimpfel, 2016). Health professionals need to participate in the development, maintenance, and implementation to help ensure best quality and safety for patients (Jun, Kovner & Stimpfel,