Evidence-based Nursing Practice: Pressure Ulcers
• For this Application, identify a clinical practice guideline developed by governmental source or professional association and write a 4-5 page paper. For example, you may select a problem from the National Guideline Clearinghouse as long as it is under nursing control.
• I will be writing about pressure ulcers
• Write a 4-5-page paper in which you:
• Write an introduction and purpose statement;
• Identify a practice setting problem;
• Describe the importance of the clinical problem and why it is significant to nursing practice;
• Describe the added expectations for BSN-prepared nurses in terms of implementing evidence based practice;
• Describe the clinical practice guideline developed by governmental source or professional association;
• Describe the impact on patient and/or a community;
• State the costs of this problem to the health care system;
• Describe evidence based practice changes in nursing care that have occurred due to research.
o An example: National Guidelines Clearinghouse guidelines
