Clinical practice guidelines--an organizational effort

In response to the national trend toward developing clinical practice guidelines, AORN set out to create practice guidelines specific to perioperative nursing. In this effort, a designated group of individuals began defining and reviewing guidelines from other organizations and determining parameters for developing AORN's own patient-focused, comprehensive, research-based guidelines. Clinical practice guidelines now have been published in AORN's Standards, Recommended Practices, and Guidelines, and a template has been established to help other AORN members create and implement guidelines for clinical conditions, common procedures, or patient populations specific to perioperative nursing practice.