The nurse manager is considering adopting clinical practice guidelines to care for clients experiencing abruptio placentae. What advantages of these guidelines should the manager discuss with the nursing staff? Select all that apply.
1. Limit the cost of care.
2. Help evaluate the effectiveness of care.
3. Reduce the number of nurses needed to provide care.
4. Reduce variations when caring for clients with the same health problem.
5. Provide sequence and timing of interventions to help achieve expected client outcomes.
Question 2
The nurse is assisting with the design of a study to analyze changes in maternal mortality. What should the nurse keep in mind when planning the design? Select all that apply.
1. The marital status of maternity clients
2. The use of hospitals by maternity clients
3. The prevention of infection with antibiotics
4. The availability of blood products for transfusions
5. The establishment of care centers for high-risk mothers
NURSE
The nurse uses a noninvasive bladder ultrasound to measure the client’s bladder volume.
Effect of clinical decison support systems
Foundations of evidence-based practice.
Day Care and Attachment
Guidelines for Field Triage of Injured Patients, Centers for Disease Control, 2011