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Comparative Study
. 2008 Oct-Dec;23(4):338-44.
doi: 10.1097/01.NCQ.0000323286.56397.8c.

Critical care nurse practitioners improve compliance with clinical practice guidelines in "semiclosed" surgical intensive care unit

Vicente H Gracias  1 , Corinna P Sicoutris, S Peter Stawicki, Denise M Meredith, Annamarie D Horan, Rajan Gupta, Elliott R Haut, Sue Auerbach, Seema Sonnad, C William Hanson 3rd, C William Schwab
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Comparative Study

Critical care nurse practitioners improve compliance with clinical practice guidelines in "semiclosed" surgical intensive care unit

Vicente H Gracias et al. J Nurs Care Qual. 2008 Oct-Dec.

Abstract

This prospective study examined whether the integration of acute care nurse practitioners (ACNP) in a "semiclosed" surgical intensive care unit (SICU) model increased compliance with clinical practice guidelines (CPG). Patients were admitted to critical care services with a (a) "semiclosed"/ACNP team or (b) "mandatory consultation"/non-ACNP team. CPG compliance was significantly higher (P < .05) on the "semiclosed"/ACNP team for all 3 CPGs examined in the study.

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