Table 2.

Main features of the CPG sample used, describing the specialty, intended users, guideline category and developers, as well as information about the structure of the CPG document

Title of the guideline	Main clinical specialty	Intended users	Guideline category	Guideline developer(s)	Pages	Document features	Flowchart
Induction of labour [54]	Obstetrics and Gynecology	Advanced Practice	Counseling	National Government Agency	32	Well-structured text with clearly marked recommendations. No grading schemes for evidence and recommendations are used	Algorithm available as external resource
		Nurses	Evaluation
		Allied Health Personnel	Management
		Health Care Providers	Prevention
		Nurses	Risk Assessment
		Patients
		Physician Assistants
		Physicians
		Public Health Departments
SPREAD—Stroke Prevention and Educational Awareness Diffusion [55]	Emergency Medicine	Advanced Practice Nurses	Diagnosis Evaluation	National Medical Specialty Society	53	Well-structured text with clearly marked recommendations. Uses both evidence levels and recommendation grades	Not available
		Allied Health Personnel	Management
		Emergency Medical Technicians/Paramedics	Prevention
		Health Care Providers	Risk Assessment
		Health Plans	Treatment
		Hospitals
		Managed Care Organizations
		Nurses
		Pharmacists
		Physician Assistants
		Physicians
Guideline for the Treatment of Breast Carcinoma [56]	Oncology	Advanced Practice Nurses	Diagnosis	National Disease Specific Society	117	Well-structured text with clearly marked recommendations. All the relevant studies are discussed. Uses both evidence levels and recommendation grades	Not available
			Management
		Allied Health Personnel	Treatment
		Health Care Providers	Rehabilitation
		Nurses
		Physician Assistants
		Physicians
		Psychologists
Evidence-based care guideline for Fever of Uncertain Source in infants 60 days of age or less [57]	Pediatrics	Advanced Practice Nurses	Diagnosis	Hospital/Medical Center	14	Well-structured text with clearly marked recommendations. Uses evidence levels but not recommendation grades	Algorithm available within the document
			Evaluation
		Health Care Providers	Management
		Nurses	Risk Assessment
		Patients	Treatment
		Physician Assistants
		Physicians
Diagnosis and treatment of chest pain and acute coronary syndrome (ACS) [58]	Cardiology	Advanced Practice Nurses	Diagnosis	National Nonprofit Organization	91	Document with an algorithm as main element, including algorithm annotations. Uses evidence levels but not recommendation grades	Algorithms available within the document
			Evaluation
		Allied Health Personnel	Management
		Emergency Medical Technicians/Paramedics	Rehabilitation
		Health Care Providers	Risk Assessment
		Health Plans	Screening
		Hospitals	Treatment
		Managed Care Organizations
		Nurses
		Pharmacists
		Physician Assistants
		Physicians
Management of Hyperbilirubinemia in the Newborn Infant 35 or More Weeks of Gestation [59]	Pediatrics	Advanced Practice Nurses	Diagnosis	National Medical Specialty Society	18	Well-structured text with clearly marked recommendations. Uses evidence levels but not recommendation grades	Algorithm available within the document
		Allied Health Personnel	Management
		Dietitians	Treatment
		Hospitals
		Nurses
		Physician Assistants
		Physicians
Global strategy for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: GOLD executive summary [60]	Pulmonary Medicine	Advanced Practice Nurses	Counseling	International Disease Specific Society	24	Non structured text including several tables; recommendations are not marked. Uses evidence levels but not recommendation grades	Not available
			Diagnosis
		Allied Health Personnel	Evaluation
		Nurses	Management
		Physician Assistants	Prevention
		Physicians	Risk Assessment
		Public Health Departments	Treatment
		Respiratory Care Practitioners
Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic heart failure: executive summary [61]	Cardiology	Advanced Practice Nurses	Diagnosis	European Medical Specialty Society	26	Non structured text including several tables; recommendations are not marked. Uses both evidence levels and recommendation grades	An algorithm for diagnosis available within the document
			Evaluation
		Health Care Providers	Management
		Nurses	Risk Assessment
		Pharmacists	Treatment
		Physician Assistants
		Physicians