Clinical guideline in the literature

NUR63 Week 3 DQ 2

Clinical guideline in the literature: Find a clinical guideline in the literature that is published by a major entity (e.g., American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology). Post the reference and discuss some of the key recommendations, including how they may apply to the acute care patient population.

To cut or not to cut is always a question that doctors face, there are so many factors before rushing a patient to surgery. In my own hospital it’s a discussion among surgeons because many insurance companies push doctors to pursue medication treatment before surgical. If a surgeon pushes to do a cholecystectomy then they risk that the insurance could turn around and not pay for the procedure.