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Empyema: Development of a Critical Pathway
Seminars in Pediatric Surgery, 2002Over the past 20 years at the authors' institution, the management of empyema has evolved. The authors recently have developed a critical pathway in an effort to facilitate diagnosis, guide therapy, and reduce cost. Currently, the average length of stay using this pathway is 4 to 5 days with decreased cost compared to the historic length of stay and a ...
Charles W. Wagner +3 more
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Developing a critical pathway for orientation
American Journal of Critical Care, 1994A direct correlation exists between job satisfaction and employee retention with an organized and compassionate orientation process for new employees on a nursing unit. It is generally recognized that preceptorship/mentoring is the most desirable orientation modality; however, situations occasionally require orientees to work with several preceptors ...
J Latulip-Gardner +3 more
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Critical pathways—the pivotal tool
The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 1993Case management is a nursing model that hospital administrators have implemented in an effort to reduce costs and improve quality. The pivotal tool that case management utilizes to standardize treatment plans, trend deviations from the standard, and document care is the critical pathway.
Mary Beth Crummer, Vicki Carter
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Expanding the Use of Critical Pathways in Critical Care
Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, 1994Critical pathways are known to decrease the patient's length of stay while simultaneously using resources effectively and efficiently. Several additional functions of critical pathways exist: pathways are used as tools for teaching; to predict and prevent complications; streamline charting; and anticipate staffing needs.
Ellen Redick +2 more
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Managing Critical Pathway Variances
Quality Management in Health Care, 1995As the use of critical pathways expands at an increasing rate, we are faced with the issue of how to manage variances from the pathway. Variance management is not clearly defined in the literature, and many institutions search for the best approach. We have implemented a number of different techniques for variance management at Fletcher Allen Health ...
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Common critical pathways in embryogenesis and cancer [PDF]
Acta Oncologica, 2006 Cancer may arise because the developmental programs that create the dramatic alterations in form and structure in embryonic development are potentially corrupted. The cells in our bodies retain memories of these processes and cancer can occur later in life if imperfections occur in the fidelity of these pathways. This article is particularly interested
Mairin Rafferty +2 more
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Pd Metal Catalysts for Cross-Couplings and Related Reactions in the 21st Century: A Critical Review.
Chemical Reviews, 2018Cross-couplings and related reactions are a class of highly efficient synthetic protocols that are generally promoted by molecular Pd species as catalysts.
A. Biffis +3 more
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Integrins and signal transduction pathways: the road taken.
Science, 1995Adhesive interactions play critical roles in directing the migration, proliferation, and differentiation of cells; aberrations in such interactions can lead to pathological disorders.
E. Clark, J. Brugge
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Critical Pathways in Home Healthcare
JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 1992Administrators and directors of home health agencies are increasingly accountable for the productive use of resources and quality patient outcomes. However, few reliable ways exist to measure and influence these components. The author proposes the use of the critical pathway typically used in acute care case management as an efficient tool to guide ...
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Critical Pathways and Mother-Baby Coupling
Nursing Management (Springhouse), 1996Mother-baby couplet care has been utilized for more than 10 years. Both staff and patients find use of critical pathways in this managed care system to be very effective and efficient.
Carol Caico, Donna Driscoll
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