Which description of a clinical pathway provided by a nursing student would indicate the best understanding of the concept?
1. Clinical pathways are tools to measure patient outcomes.
2. Clinical pathways are the same as nursing care plans.
3. Clinical pathways are developed to use in acute care settings and guide the nursing care of patients as they are admitted, treated, and discharged.
4. Clinical pathways guide the patient and interprofessional team in managing patient care and recovery within a designated time frame.
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Explanation: 1. This statement only describes a portion of the use of clinical pathways.
2. While the clinical pathway does include nursing care, they are interprofesssional.
3. This option does not take into account the interprofessional nature of clinical pathways, nor does it take into account the fact that they are used in areas other than acute care.
4. This statement is the clearest and most complete description of a clinical pathway.
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