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CCNS Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist

Category - Adult

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A nurse is caring for an adult patient who she thinks is at high risk for developing a pressure ulcer. As a clinical nurse specialist, one of her responsibilities is to implement clinical changes and research‐based practices developed by others. Which of the following steps should the clinical nurse specialist avoid?
  1. Identify populations that are developing pressure ulcers in her setting
  2. Look first for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines produced by respected organizations
  3. Look for a systematic research review about the issue. Limit the keywords to be able to come up to information about pressure ulcer prevention and management
  4. Work with administrative and medical leadership; determine which practices to incorporate into site policy and procedure for pressure ulcer prevention and care
Explanation
Answer - C - A step that a clinical nurse specialist should avoid is to look for a systematic research review about the issue. Limit the keywords to be able to come up with information about pressure ulcer prevention and management. Limiting the keywords will result in limited information; search words could include wound care, pressure ulcer, decubiti, and wound healing.
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