Module 4

Question 1

are considered to be one of the best tools hospitals can use to manage the quality in healthcare concerning the standardization of care processes, since they promote organized and efficient patient care based on evidence.

Answer 1

Care Pathways

Question 2

Care pathways are also known as?

Answer 2

Clinical or Critical pathways

Question 3

The care pathway concept appeared for the first time in 1985 inspired by?

Answer 3

Karen Zander and Kathleen Bower

Question 4

Some barriers in developing and implementing a pathway are identified. What are these?

Answer 4

the heterogeneity of patients and diagnosis, the common reluctance among organizations and professionals to change.

Question 5

The methodology of any project for care pathways implementation is divided in four phases, what are these?

Answer 5

selection, development, implementation and evaluation

Question 6

are statements that include recommendations intended to optimize patient care.

Answer 6

Clinical practice guidelines

Question 7

Clinical practice guidelines should be developed using what?

Answer 7

rigorous evidence-based methodology

Question 8

This focuses on Specific clinical circumstances.

Answer 8

Clinical Guideline

Question 9

This focuses on Treatment.

Answer 9

Practice Protocol

Question 10

This focuses on The quality and coordination of care.

Answer 10

clinical pathway

Question 11

It is a Structured, multidisciplinary plans of care.

Answer 11

Clinical Pathway

Question 12

It is A suggested course of treatment and/or treatment service for a specific diagnosis, functional deficit or problem area.

Answer 12

Practice Protocol

Question 13

It is Systematically developed statements to assist practitioners and
patient make decisions about appropriate health care.

Answer 13

Clinical guideline

Question 14

This Makes specific recommendations on health care and links these to research evidence

Answer 14

Clinical Guideline

Question 15

This Supports the implementation of clinical guidelines and protocols.

Answer 15

Clinical Pathway

Question 16

This Highlights major therapeutic intervention points.
Identifies choices of difference courses or paths of treatment. Suggests other diagnosis that could be considered as treatment progresses.

Answer 16

Practice Protocol

Question 17

Provides a logical flow of interventions. Provides detailed recommendations that build on those made in guidelines.

Answer 17

Practice Protocol

Question 18

This Provides detailed guidance for each stage in the management of a patient.

Answer 18

Clinical Pathway

Question 19

This Provides a summary and appraisal of the best available research evidence or expert consensus.
Highlights the strength of the evidence underlying each recommendation.

Answer 19

Clinical Guideline

Question 20

Who uses Clinical Guideline?

Answer 20

Clinicians/ Medical Doctor, patients and third parties

Question 21

Who uses clinical pathway?

Answer 21

multidisciplinary clinical team.

Question 22

who uses practice protocol?

Answer 22

Specific clinicians./ Medical Doctors with specializations

Question 23

What happens when the clinical guidelines or critical pathways did not go as expected?

Answer 23

This is where the term variance takes place.

Question 24

are the unexpected events that occur during patient care - events that are different from what is predicted on the clinical pathway.

Answer 24

Variances

Question 25

Variance is documented by using the letter what?

Answer 25

V

Question 26

are scholarly publications in digital form, which are accessible on the web.

Answer 26

E-journals or electronic journals

Question 27

These are often used as acceptable review of related literatures for research projects and evidence-based nursing practice.

Answer 27

e-journals