Developing an evidence-based procedure: maintenance of central venous catheters.
This article describes the creation of an evidence-based guideline as part of a learning experience of a group of clinical nurse specialists. The guideline was the product of a utilization-focused integrated review of the literature conducted with the guidance of a nurse researcher. Key aspects of the evidence-based recommendations, as well as factors that facilitated or hindered this effort, are shared.
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D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000451:nursing*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D011050:Policy Making; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014600:Utilization Review