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lilldybug07

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How does the clinical pathway or critical pathway improve quality of care?
 
  a. Lists diagnosis-specific implementations
  b. Outlines expected progress with stated timelines
  c. Prioritizes effective nursing diagnoses
  d. Describes common complications

Question 2

How many hours of hospital stay does legislation currently allow for a postpartum patient who has delivered vaginally without complications?
 
  a. 24
  b. 48
  c. 36
  d. 72



vish98

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Critical pathways outline expected progress with stated timelines. Any deviation from those timelines is called a variance.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Postpartum patients who deliver vaginally stay in the hospital for an average of 48 hours; patients who have had a cesarean delivery usually stay 4 days.



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