Worldviews on evidence-based nursing
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Worldviews Evid Based Nurs · Aug 2014
Relationship between work context and adherence to a clinical practice guideline for peripheral venous catheters among registered nurses in pediatric care.
It is known that registered nurses' (RNs') work context is related to their use of research and that it can affect nurse and patient satisfaction, as well as the outcomes of care. However, little is known about the relationship between work context and nurses' adherence to clinical practice guidelines. The aim of this study was to describe RNs' adherence to a clinical practice guideline (CPG) on the management of peripheral venous catheters (PVCs), their perceptions of work context, and how nurses' work context and characteristics relate to guideline adherence. ⋯ Our findings indicate that components in one CPG might require diverse implementation strategies because they are linked to different contextual factors.