How does the clinical pathway or critical pathway improve quality of care?
a. Lists diagnosis-specific implementations
b. Outlines expected progress with stated timelines
c. Prioritizes effective nursing diagnoses
d. Describes common complications
ANS: B
Critical pathways outline expected progress with stated timelines. Any deviation from those timelines is called a variance.
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