Impact of advanced practice nurses in hospital units on compliance with clinical practice guidelines: a quasi-experimental study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Incorporating the best available evidence into clinical practice is a determining challenge for healthcare professionals and organisations. The role of advanced practice nurses is viewed as a facilitator to adapt guideline recommendations to suit specific contexts and to overcome barriers to implementation. In this study, we evaluate the impact of advanced practice nurses on clinical indicators of hospitalised patients and on adherence to recommendations derived from two clinical practice guidelines (pressure ulcer prevention and treatment and vascular access device management).

Methods

Quasi-experimental study in five intervention (IU) and five control (CU) hospital units at three hospitals in Spain (period 2018-19). Five advanced practice nurses were incorporate

SUBMITTER: Pol-Castaneda S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9706842 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature