The fundamental goal for the development of a protocol for care of a client who has had a myo-cardial infarction client is to:
1. Implement care that has its basis in evidence-based practice
2. Produce care plans that are specific to the individual client needs
3. Improve the standard of care provided to the clients cared for on that unit
4. Provide the staff on that unit with guidelines to ensure the delivery of quality care
ANS: 3
Clinicians within a health care agency sometimes choose to review the scientific literature and their own standard of practice to develop guidelines and protocols in an effort to improve their standard of care. All the other options are potential outcomes of the implementation of a proto-col.
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