A 1998 AJN Book of the Year! These unique interdisciplinary care pathways promote quality outcome-based care for critically ill patients. Grouped according to body system, each subsection is divided into three phases: Diagnosis/Stabilization Phase, Acute Management Phase, and Recovery Phase. Each phase then lists the desired outcome and the nursing interventions needed to achieve that outcome. CRITICAL CARE INTERDISCIPLINARY OUTCOME PATHWAYS includes 44 patient pathways for the most common critical care diagnoses and 10 patient education pathways. All pathways can be used as they are or customized to meet the needs of individual patients and/or institutions.
