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Marty

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on: Jul 19, 2018
A nurse working at a facility that has just introduced the use of clinical pathways must understand that clinical pathways:
 
  a. do not require quality monitoring.
  b. are more specific than clinical algorithms.
  c. do not depend on an interdisciplinary approach.
  d. are maps with timetables for patient care delivery.

Question 2

A client's teenaged son recently committed suicide. She discovered her son's body and subsequently received a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder. A nurse is helping her work through the trauma.
 
  Which nursing statement reflects the therapeutic technique of placing the event in time or sequence?
  A) The day you discovered your son's body, you were arriving home from work. What happened then?
  B) Tell me about finding your son's body.
  C) I notice you seem uncomfortable discussing this.
  D) What is it that you would like to see change during your stay here?


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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D
Clinical pathways identify the key clinical processes and corresponding timelines to which a patient must adhere to achieve standard outcomes within a specified period of time. They require quality monitoring and interdisciplinary cooperation, and they are less specific than clinical algorithms.

Answer to Question 2

A


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