As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format. Support your work, using your course lectures and textbook readings. The American Psychological Association website also provides detailed guidance on formatting, citations, and references at APA Style.
• APA Citations Quick Sheet
• APA-Style Formatting Guidelines for a Written Essay
• Basic Essay Template
Begin reviewing and replying to peer postings/responses early in the week to enhance peer discussion. See the rubric for participation points. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing viewpoints with a rationale, challenging aspects of the discussion, or indicating relationships between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Always use constructive language, even in criticism, to work toward the goal of positive progress.
TASK
Clinical Practice Guidelines
Post your initial response to the topic below
Clinical practice guidelines use available evidence to develop recommendations that guide practice to improve patient care.
Select a clinical practice guideline, based on your area of interest, from one of the web sites below or another site. Describe the following information from the guideline you selected.
- Identify the name of the clinical guideline and date developed.
- Identify the population.
- Identify 3 recommendations found in the guideline.
- Identify the grade or level of recommendation for the three recommendations identified and describe what the assigned grade or level means.
- How can you use the information from the guideline in your practice?
Suggested Clinical Practice Guideline sites:
https://www.guidelinecentral.com/summaries/specialties/nursing/
https://www.ena.org/practice-resources/resource-library/clinical-practice-guidelines
https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/BrowseRec/Index
