Choose one of the following discussion question options and answer all questions related to it. Please review the Discussion Rubric for detailed requirements of your posts. When you click "Reply", change the subject line to read either "Option 1" or "Option 2".

Option 1: Go the Guideline Central Website https://www.guidelinecentral.com/ Click on “View Library”. Click on “Guideline Summaries”. Click on “Specialty” and then “Nursing”. Choose a clinical guideline relevant to your area of practice to evaluate, read thoroughly, and address the following questions. You may also search for a specific guideline from the search tab if you have a specific intervention you wish to explore. 1. Describe the guideline/protocol. 2. Who are the authors? Specifically, are there any nurses listed? What are the author(s) credentials? How important is it to have nurses as part of appraising the evidence? 3. What type of evidence was considered when creating the guideline/protocol? 4. Summarize the quality of the evidence and strength of the recommendations. The schema is provided within the guideline. 5. How do these guidelines/protocols compare to any existing guidelines from other sources and in your institution? 6. Provide support of the guideline with a current, full-text, peer-reviewed nursing research study article. Option 2: Choose a nursing intervention (examples: IV saline flush versus Heparin; current trends in wound care; unrestricted visiting hours versus limited visiting in the ICU, etc.) related to your area of expertise or one that you would like to prove best evidence. Search a minimum of two sites from the below Sources of Evidence for guidelines and/or recommendations from the research for your chosen intervention. Answer the following questions: 1. Present your intervention and rationale for choosing 2. Who are the authors of the guidelines/recommendations (or articles if an article is included)? Specifically, were any nurses a part of the decision-making? How important is it to have nurses as part of evidence appraisal? 3. What type of evidence was considered when creating the guideline/protocol? 4. Summarize the quality of the evidence and strength of the recommendations. 5. How do these guidelines/recommendations compare to what you know and practice in your institution? 6. Provide a summary of support to continue with current practice or change practice related to the intervention. Sources of Evidence: Keiser University Online Library: Literature searches and data bases (CINAHL, OVID, PROQUEST) AHRQ Clinical Guidelines and Recommendations: Information and includes links to NGC, USPSTF, and others. AHRQ's National Guideline Clearinghouse: A public resource for summaries of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF): Recommendations from panel of national experts (including nurses) in prevention and evidence-based medicine Cochrane Reviews: Systematic reviews of primary research in human health care and health policy Guideline Central: Guidelines, quick-reference tools (including apps), available in both print and digital formats Lippincott's Evidence-based Practice Network: Articles, tools, resources for best practices Professional Nursing Associations such as the American Nurses Association (ANA): Standards of Care, Code of Ethics Specialty organizations such as: Emergency Nurses Association - Practice Resource Library Association of Women's Health, Obstetrics, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN): Position statements and resources