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  • 1University Health Care System in Augusta, Georgia, USA. mgoolsby@uh.org

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
|April 5, 2002
PubMed
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Clinical practice guidelines (CPG) offer valuable summaries of evidence and recommendations for healthcare professionals. Evaluating CPGs for reliability, validity, and applicability ensures their effective use in practice.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Practice
  • Evidence-Based Healthcare

Background:

  • Clinical practice guidelines (CPG) synthesize extensive clinical evidence.
  • CPGs provide practical recommendations for healthcare professionals.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To inform nurse practitioners about available CPGs.
  • To outline methods for evaluating CPGs for clinical use.

Main Methods:

  • Review of available clinical practice guidelines.
  • Discussion of evaluation criteria for CPGs.

Main Results:

  • Nurse practitioners need awareness of CPG resources.
  • Evaluation should focus on reliability, validity, and applicability.

Conclusions:

  • Appropriate evaluation enhances the utility of CPGs in clinical settings.
  • This article is part of a series on individual CPGs.