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Chapter List:
1. Developing and Evaluating Clinical Practice Guidelines: A Systematic Approach
2. Measuring Performance and Improving Quality
3. Informational Technology: Embedding Geriatric Clinical Practice Guidelines
4. Organizational Approaches to Promote Person-Centered Care
5. Incorporating Principles of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access Into Practice
6. Supporting Empowered Work Environments
7. Environmental Approaches to Support Aging-Friendly Care
8. Age-Related Changes in Health
9. Healthcare Decision-Making and Advance Care Planning
10. Assessing Cognitive Function in the Older Adult
11. Assessing Physical Function and Promoting Safe Mobility in the Older Adult
12. Promotion of Optimal Nutrition in the Older Adult
13. Assessment and Management of Mealtime Behaviors, Function, and Nutrition in Older
Adults Living With Dementia
14. Family Caregiving for the Older Adult
15. Elder Mistreatment Detection
16. LGBTQ Perspectives for Older Adult Care
17. HIV Prevention and Care in the Older Adult
18. Pain Management in the Older Adult
19. Medication Management in the Older Adult Across Care Settings
20. Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection
21. Fluid Overload: Identifying and Managing Heart Failure Patients at Risk for Hospital
Readmission
22. Care of the Older Adult with Fragility Hip Fracture
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23. Alcohol and Substance Use in the Older Adult
24. Serious Mental Illness in the Older Adult: Care and Treatment
25. Comprehensive Assessment and Management of the Critically Ill Older Adult
26. Comprehensive Assessment to Preserve Resilience in Older Adults with Cancer
27. General Surgical Care of the Older Adult
28. Care of the Older Adult in the Emergency Department
29. Community-Based and Primary Care Models
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Chapter 1: Developing and Evaluating
Clinical Practice Guidelines: A Systematic
Approach
Question 1:
A nurse is reviewing the process of developing clinical practice guidelines for
geriatric care. What is the first step in the development of evidence-based clinical
guidelines?
A) Reviewing current literature
B) Identifying the clinical question
C) Implementing the guidelines in practice
D) Evaluating the outcomes of implemented guidelines
✅ Correct Answer: B) Identifying the clinical question
Rationale: The first step in developing evidence-based clinical guidelines is
identifying the clinical question. This step ensures the focus is on a specific
problem, leading to targeted research and evidence review.
DIF: Understanding
TOP: Developing Clinical Guidelines
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment –
Management of Care
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Chapter List:
1. Developing and Evaluating Clinical Practice Guidelines: A Systematic Approach
2. Measuring Performance and Improving Quality
3. Informational Technology: Embedding Geriatric Clinical Practice Guidelines
4. Organizational Approaches to Promote Person-Centered Care
5. Incorporating Principles of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access Into Practice
6. Supporting Empowered Work Environments
7. Environmental Approaches to Support Aging-Friendly Care
8. Age-Related Changes in Health
9. Healthcare Decision-Making and Advance Care Planning
10. Assessing Cognitive Function in the Older Adult
11. Assessing Physical Function and Promoting Safe Mobility in the Older Adult
12. Promotion of Optimal Nutrition in the Older Adult
13. Assessment and Management of Mealtime Behaviors, Function, and Nutrition in Older
Adults Living With Dementia
14. Family Caregiving for the Older Adult
15. Elder Mistreatment Detection
16. LGBTQ Perspectives for Older Adult Care
17. HIV Prevention and Care in the Older Adult
18. Pain Management in the Older Adult
19. Medication Management in the Older Adult Across Care Settings
20. Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection
21. Fluid Overload: Identifying and Managing Heart Failure Patients at Risk for Hospital
Readmission
22. Care of the Older Adult with Fragility Hip Fracture
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23. Alcohol and Substance Use in the Older Adult
24. Serious Mental Illness in the Older Adult: Care and Treatment
25. Comprehensive Assessment and Management of the Critically Ill Older Adult
26. Comprehensive Assessment to Preserve Resilience in Older Adults with Cancer
27. General Surgical Care of the Older Adult
28. Care of the Older Adult in the Emergency Department
29. Community-Based and Primary Care Models
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Chapter 1: Developing and Evaluating
Clinical Practice Guidelines: A Systematic
Approach
Question 1:
A nurse is reviewing the process of developing clinical practice guidelines for
geriatric care. What is the first step in the development of evidence-based clinical
guidelines?
A) Reviewing current literature
B) Identifying the clinical question
C) Implementing the guidelines in practice
D) Evaluating the outcomes of implemented guidelines
✅ Correct Answer: B) Identifying the clinical question
Rationale: The first step in developing evidence-based clinical guidelines is
identifying the clinical question. This step ensures the focus is on a specific
problem, leading to targeted research and evidence review.
DIF: Understanding
TOP: Developing Clinical Guidelines
MSC: NCLEX Client Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment –
Management of Care
