title: Practice protocols: development and use.
abstract: This article discusses the use of practice protocols in the clinical setting and delineates the role of the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) as an advanced practice nurse in their development and use. Practice protocols are defined, compared, and contrasted with other documents that direct clinical practice. A case study is presented that demonstrates how the CNS works collaboratively with other disciplines to develop and to implement practice protocols.
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authors.lastname: Gawlinski
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003422:Critical Care; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000451:nursing; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014481:United States; D016270:United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality