title: The importance of practice guidelines in clinical care.
abstract: This position paper is a brief review of the importance of practice guidelines in clinical use. Emphasis is placed on evidence-based practice guidelines and research. This position paper attests to the importance of the use of guidelines that direct clinical nursing practice.
authors.affiliation: Georgian Court University, USA. elk1180@optonline.net
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sciarra
mesh_terms: D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014481:United States