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MIDTERMS Applications in evidence based practice Flashcards

1
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Who spoke about the clinical
importance of nursing informatics in patient
care?

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Florence Nightingale

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“Decision making must be based upon the use
of accurate data”

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Ulrich, 1992

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Who also spoke of difficulties of extracting such
critical patient-related data from hospital
records

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Florence Nightingale

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“In attempting to arrive at the truth, I have
applied everywhere for information, but in
scarcely an instance have I been able to obtain
hospital records for any purposes of
comparison. If they could be obtained they
would enable us to decide many other
questions besides the ones alluded to.”

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Florence Nightingale, 1859

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What year does the specialty that integrates nursing science,
computer science, and information science in
identifying collecting, processing, and managing
data and information to support nursing practice,
administration, education, and research happen?

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1992

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6
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When does supports the practice of nursing specialties
in all sites and settings whether at the basic or
advanced levels. The practice includes the
development of applications, tools, processes
and structures that assist nurses with
management of data in taking care of patients or
in supporting their practice of nursing happened?

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1994

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When does NI became a specialty that integrates nursing
science, computer science, and information
science to manage and communicate data,
information, and knowledge in nursing
practice.

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2001

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It facilitates the integration of data,
information, and knowledge to support
patients, nurses and other providers in their
decision making in all roles and settings.

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Nursing Informatics

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What are the Essential elements of nursing informatics: dynamic interactions?

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  • Nurse
  • Patient
  • Health
  • Environment
  • Metastructures
  • Scientific foundations
  • Tools from information science and computer science
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It Improve the health of populations,
communities, families, and individuals by
optimizing information management and
communication.

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goals of nursing informatics

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Using technology in the direct provision of care

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Goal of nursing informatics

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Establishing administrative systems

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Goal of NI

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Managing and delivering educational experiences

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Goal of NI

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Supporting life-long learning

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Goal of NI

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Supporting nursing research

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Goal of NI

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Clinical and non-clinical aspects of practice

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Key tenets of contemporary NI

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Importance of human factors (human
computer interaction, ergonomics and
usability) in decision-making

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Key tenets of contemporary NI

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Focus on delivering the right information to
the right person at the right time

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Key tenets of contemporary NI

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Concerns about and commitment to ensuring
the confidentiality and security of health care
data and information and advocating privacy

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Key tenets of contemporary NI

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The central emphasis on the improvement of
the quality of patient care, welfare of the
health care consumer, and patient outcomes

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Key tenets of contemporary NI

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Importance of collaboration with other areas
within healthcare informatics

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Key tenets of contemporary NI

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Identifying information to collect and process

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General field of health informatics

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Creating databases

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General field of health informatics

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Developing user-friendly data entry and retrieval
screens

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General field of health informatics

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Educating users to work with and maximize
available information resources

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General field of health informatics

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Installing and maintaining hospital information
systems

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General field of health informatics

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Developing distance education and telehealth
systems for information exchange

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General field of health informatics

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28
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Bringing specific values and beliefs

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Nursing health informatics

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Bringing a specific practice base that produces
unique knowledge

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Nursing health informatics

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30
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Focusing attention on specific phenomenon

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Nursing health informatics

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31
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Providing a unique language and word context

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Nursing health informatics

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32
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What is the role that information plays in the nursing practice?

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Develop skills in managing and communicating
information

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33
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Differentiate the nurse who are not nursing
informatics specialist from those who are

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– Not NI: information system, structure, applications & presentation of information
– NI : optimize structures, applications and technology for use in patient care setting

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34
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What is the foci of nursing?

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a. Nursing
b. Nurses, patients, health environment
c. Content of
information
d. Using information applications and technology

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What is the foci of nursing informatics?

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a. Nursing Informatics
b. Nursing data, information, and knowledge
c. Design, structure and presentation of information for nurses’ decision making
d. Optimizing information structure, applications and technology for use in managing and communicating data, information and knowledge

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36
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What are the competencies of informatics?

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  • Computer literacy skills
  • Information literacy skills
  • General informatics competencies
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Basic computer skills

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Computer literacy skills

38
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Use of word processor

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Computer literacy skills

39
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Access a database

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Computer literacy skills

40
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Create spreadsheet

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Computer literacy skills

41
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Communicate with e-mail

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Computer literacy skills

42
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Interact with clinical documentation

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Computer literacy skills

43
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Ability to recognize the need for information

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Information literacy skills

44
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Skill to evaluate and interpret information correctly

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Information literacy skills

45
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Determining the extent of information needed

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Information literacy skills

46
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Determining the extent of information needed

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Information literacy skills

47
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Accessing that information efficiently and effectively

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Information literacy skills

48
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Evaluating the information and its sources critically

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Information literacy skills

49
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Incorporating information into one’s own knowledge base

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Information literacy skills

50
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Using information to accomplish a designated purpose

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Information literacy skills

51
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Understanding the economic, legal and social issues involved with the use of information

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Information literacy skills

52
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Using information in ethical and legal ways

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Information literacy skills

53
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Identifying, collecting and recording data relevant to nursing care of patients

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General informatics competencies

54
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Analyzing and interpreting patient and nursing
information

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General informatics competencies

55
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Using applications of informatics as an integral
part of the nursing process

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General informatics competencies

56
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Implementing institutional and public policies
regarding privacy, confidentiality and security of
information

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General informatics competencies

57
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“The nurse
should be able to see relationships among data
elements, make judgments based on trends and
patterns with the data, use current informatics
solutions, and also collaborate with the
informatics nurse specialist.”

A

Staggers, Curran & Gassert (2001)

58
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“Not only knowing about specific
functioning of technology, but also the
interrelatedness between the technology people,
and system that interact with this technology and
how this translates into outcomes”

A

Kerfoot (2000)

59
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An electronic journal is a periodical
publication which is published in
electronic format, usually on the
Internet.

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E-journals

60
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You can search the contents pages and/or the full text of journals to find articles on a certain subject.

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Electronic journals advantages

61
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You can read journal articles on your desktop, you don’t have to be in the Library.

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Electronic journals advantages

62
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You can e-mail articles to yourself or download them for printing

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Electronic journals advantages

63
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The article that you want to read will always be available, even when the Library is closed

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Electronic journals advantages

64
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Hypertext links allow you to move to different sections within individual journals or articles and can link you to related resources on the Internet.

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Electronic journals advantages

65
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Journals can include more images and audio-visual material.

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Electronic journals advantages

66
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Journals can be interactive - you can e-mail the author or editor with your comments.

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Electronic journals advantages

67
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It is is an expanding online collection of academic publications of different higher educational institutions and professional organizations.

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Philippine E-journals

68
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Its sophisticated database allows users to easily locate abstracts, full journal articles, and links to related research materials.

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Philippine E-journals

69
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Promotes research done by Filipino scholars

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Philippine E-journals

70
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Improves online visibility and readership of the local academic journals in the worldwide research community

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Philippine E-journals

71
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Offers electronic publishing as an alternative, cost-
efficient method of supporting and promoting academic publications

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Philippine E-journals

72
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It is a healthcare management plans
that specify patient goals and
the sequence and timing of
actions necessary to achieve
these goals with optimal
efficiency.

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Critical pathways

73
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They are care plans that detail the essential steps in patient care with a view to describing the
expected progress of the patient.

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Critical pathways

74
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It is the use of critical pathways reduces the cost of care and the length of patient stay in hospital.

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Critical pathways

75
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It is the use of critical pathways reduces the cost of care and the length of patient stay in hospital.

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Critical pathways

76
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It is a multidisciplinary healthcare management tool based on healthcare plans for a specific group of patients with a predictable clinical course

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Care Pathway

77
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It is the different tasks or interventions by the professionals involved in the patient care

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Care Pathway

78
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It is the different tasks or interventions by the professionals involved in the patient care

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Care Pathway

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Aims of Care Pathway

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aim is to enhance the quality of care across the continuum by improving:
– risk-adjusted patient outcomes,
– promoting patient safety,
– increasing patient satisfaction,
– optimizing the use of resources

80
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  • Represents the ideal way to manage a patient
    population with a specific problem or long-term
    condition.
  • provides recommendations
    which should be included
    a care plan.
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Care Pathway

81
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  • For an individual.
  • Care pathway enacted within a care plan
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Care Plan

82
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Statements that include recommendations intended to optimize patient care.

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Clinical practice guidelines

83
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Informed by a systematic review of evidence, and an assessment of the benefits and harms of alternative care options.

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Clinical practice guidelines

84
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“systematically developed statements to assist practitioner decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances.”

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Clinical practice guidelines

85
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Reduce inappropriate variations in practice

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Clinical practice guidelines

86
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Promote the delivery of high quality, evidence-based health care.

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Clinical practice guidelines

87
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Developed by multi-disciplinary
subcommittees using an
evidence-based approach,
combining the best research
available with expert consensus
on best practice.

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Clinical practice guidelines

88
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  • Offer information that is adapted to local contexts
  • Reflects the agreed-upon approach for a specific practice
    .
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