A(n) _____ is a written plan that identifies key, critical, or predictable incidents that must occur at set times to achieve client outcomes within an appropriate length of stay in a hospital setting
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
critical path
A critical path is a written plan that identifies key, critical, or predictable incidents that must oc-cur at set times to achieve client outcomes within an appropriate length of stay in a hospital set-ting. As a pathway, it is a tracking system for the timing of treatments and interventions, health outcomes, complications, activity, and teaching/learning.
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