Which statement indicates the nurse is correctly documenting according to a critical pathway?
1. Nursing documentation is entered separately from that of other health care team members
2. Nursing documentation is entered in nursing diagnoses and outcome statements framework
3. Variances are identified if client outcomes are not as anticipated
4. Only one critical pathway is selected at a given time for a given client
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Rationale: When using the critical pathway or protocols approach to nursing documentation, the system should identify variances to the anticipated outcomes as they are charted and provide aggregate variance data for analysis by the providers. This information can be used to fine tune and improve the critical pathways, thereby contributing to improved client outcomes.
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