Nursing Research
Recent clinical guidelines suggest that watchful waiting is better than immediately
beginning treatment with antibiotics when a child presents with otitis media. A group of
nurses in the outpatient clinic decide to use evidence-based research for this practice to
help them understand whether this is the appropriate care for the children they see. If
they find it is grounded in the research, they will suggest a change in the clinical policy
guidelines. They are aware that this policy may be a concern for parents who are used to
getting antibiotics immediately when they bring their children to the clinics. The nurses
brought the following sources of evidence to their first meeting: ? American Academy of
Pediatrics and American Academy of Family Physicians. (2004.) Clinical practice guideline:
Diagnosis and management of acute otitis media. Retrieved May 17, 2008, from
https://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;113/5/1451 ? Block, S. L.
(1997). Causative pathogens,