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formula1 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A nurse who provides care on a postsurgical unit where many patients have undergone bowel surgery intends to implement a clinical practice guideline on ostomy care and management.

Which of the following factors would cause the nurse to reconsider the implementation of the clinical practice guideline?
A) The guideline was prepared 3 years ago.
B) The guideline includes studies that are from a medical perspective.
C) The guideline was prepared and released by a body from outside the country.
D) The guideline focuses on community-based patients with ostomies.

Question 2

How should a nurse best understand the concept of clinical expertise?

A) Clinical expertise is even more valuable than research evidence.
B) Clinical expertise is enhanced by holistically knowing patients as individuals.
C) Clinical expertise is demonstrated by the formalized knowledge of nursing practice.
D) Clinical expertise is central to good nursing practice, superseded only by the importance of published articles.