EVALUATING PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE STANDARDS ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS OVERVIEW There are a variety of ways of securing evidence to support a change in practice. One significant way is the review of current literature. Clinician experience and patient preferences are other ways of securing evidence. Another way to secure input is through professional practice guidelines which are also evidence-based. This is the perspective when you are doing the evaluation of the professional practice model using the assigned evaluation tool (AGREE). INSTRUCTIONS In this assignment, you will have the opportunity to review a reliable and valid process for reviewing and evaluating professional practice standards, the framework is the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (AGREE Tool II). 1. Access the links provided for the AGREE process for evaluating professional practice guidelines. You can find these links on the Evaluating Professional Practice Standards Assignment page under Evaluating Professional Practice Standards Assignment Resources. Explore the websites provided. 2. Review the assessment tool. Evaluating Professional Practice Standards Assignment Instructions Overview Essay You can find this link on the Evaluating Professional Practice Standards Assignment page under Evaluating Professional Practice Standards Assignment Resources.

Note: The tool you will use to evaluate the required guideline is the AGREE II Tool. Once you access the document in the link, the tool is all the way at the bottom of the document Entitled: AGREE Tool II. You may need to reproduce the tool in a MS Word document or you may develop each domain in a narrative format but be sure to score each domain per the tool. 3. Access the assessment form via the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure link provided. Use the tool to evaluate the practice guideline selected. You can find the link on the Evaluating Professional Practice Standards Assignment page under Evaluating Professional Practice Standards Assignment Resources. 4. As the AGREE tool is used, it is evident that the guidelines are evidence-based and the evidence to support the guideline is leveled using letters to identify strength of evidence. You can find the link on the Evaluating Professional Practice Standards Assignment page under Evaluating Professional Practice Standards Assignment Resources. Evaluating Professional Practice Standards Assignment Instructions Overview Essay Just review this document for your information. It is important to know professional guidelines are to be based on current evidence. 5. Complete each portion of the assessment thoroughly, providing a score on the Likert scale and providing details in the comments section. 6. Once the AGREE assessment has been completed, develop an introductory paragraph discussing the purpose of the guidelines and other information you deem relevant, develop a narrative summary as to the outcomes of the assessment. Integrate the assigned reading for this week into the narrative, paying special attention to the implications for NURS 716 Page 2 of 2 the micro, and macro systems levels†application. Be sure to include information as to your support of using the tool in the practice setting. 7. Include a title page and a reference list per current APA format. Evaluating Professional Practice Standards Assignment Instructions Overview Essay