Which statement correctly describes the relationship between practice guidelines and outcome standards?
1. Practice guidelines help to focus care management for a condition, while outcome standards reflect a desired status for the client to reach.
2. Practice guidelines help determine which procedures and tests are indicated, while outcome standards are statements of the end goals expected for a particular
condition.
3. Practice guidelines help steer the nurse's practice, while outcome standards are those goals a nurse can expect to achieve if the practice guidelines are followed.
4. Practice standards are the nursing actions required for the nurse, while the
outcomes standards are the goals a client can reach with a particular condition.
Answer: 2
Rationale: Practice guidelines help guide client care management in an attempt to avoid unnecessary tests and procedures for a particular condition. Outcome standards are the expected results of the care management of the client with the condition. There is no guarantee the client with the condition will reach the expected outcome. Practice guidelines are not related to the nurse's career, as suggestions for practice and outcome standards are not specific to the expectations of a career in nursing. In addition, practice standards do not specifically suggest nursing actions as much as the overall care management usually required by a client with a particular condition.
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