The nurse admits uncertainty over how to address the needs of a group of clients.The long-term nurse in the area suggests that the nurse review published evidence-based clinical guidelines.How can the nurse know these guidelines are reliable?
A) Because the agency supports their use.
B) Because the guidelines have been published.
C) Because the long-term nurse trusts them.
D) Because they are based on research and expert opinion.

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Evidence-based practice guidelines are protocols or statements of recommended practice developed by professional organizations and based on scientific clinical data and research as well as expert opinion from extensive clinical experience.Such guidelines help a clinician in decision making.Scientific data is what makes these guidelines reliable,not the support of an agency,the fact that they were published,or that they are trusted by the nurse.

The Nurse Admits Uncertainty Over How to Address the Needs