A 7-year-old child has been admitted for acute appendicitis. The parents are questioning the nurse about expectations during the child's recovery
Which information tool would be most useful in answering a parent's questions about timing of key events? 1. Healthy People 2010
2. Critical clinical pathways
3. Child mortality statistics
4. National clinical practice guidelines
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Rationale:
1. Healthy People 2010 contains objectives set by the U.S. government to improve the health and reduce the incidence of death in the twenty-first century
2. Critical clinical pathways are interdisciplinary documents provided by a hospital to suggest ideal sequencing and timing of events and interventions for specific diseases to improve efficiency of care and enhance recovery. These pathways serve as models outlining the typical hospital stay for individuals with specified conditions.
3. Child mortality statistics can be compared with those from other decades for the evaluation of achievement toward health care goals.
4. National clinical practice guidelines promote uniformity in care for specific disease conditions by suggesting expected outcomes from specific interventions.
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