Research Guide to the Doctor of Nursing Practice program: Practice Guidelines

Definition:  "systematically developed statements to assist practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances" (Institute of Medicine, 1990).

Example:

Dowell, D., Ragan, K. R., Jones, C. M., Baldwin, G. T., & Chou, R. (2022). CDC clinical practice guideline for prescribing opioids for pain—United States, 2022. MMWR Recommendations and Reports, 71(3), 1-95.

Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Web

The following resources offer Clinical Practice Guidelines for you to search, browse, download, and use:

• Infection Control Guidelines

  These guidelines, developed by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), are fully accessible and can be downloaded via PDF.

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