title: Clinical practice guidelines: implications for use.
abstract: The differences between standards and clinical practice guidelines are discussed. Implications for using guidelines in nursing practice in defining scope of practice, evaluating careless or negligent practice, practicing outside of clinical guidelines, and using clinical guidelines for cost containment are presented.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Mann
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic