Multiple Choice
Practice guidelines are formulated to:
A) establish evidence of appropriate psychiatric care based on anecdotal data collected only on the unit where you are using the practice guidelines.
B) promote consistency of patient care for all patients with a particular need regardless of age or DSM-IV-TR diagnosis.
C) identify treatments that are safe and effective for a particular psychiatric disorder based on collected data.
D) minimize the need for nurses to continuously update the guidelines after they have been established.
Correct Answer:

Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q8: For psychiatric nurses,an essential part of outcome
Q9: The reason for routinely using the behavioral
Q10: For a theory to be useful in
Q11: Which statement could a nurse use in
Q12: Which best describes the evidence-based model for
Q14: Which prevention and treatment option used in
Q15: The psychiatric nurse uses evidence-based practice as
Q16: The psychiatric nurse is preparing discharge information
Q17: Several nursing colleagues have formulated a task
Q18: To what extent is outcome measurement important