Taking the path less traveled

Nurs Manage. 2000 Sep;31(9):60-4. doi: 10.1097/00006247-200009000-00044.

Abstract

Behavioral health is a new area for clinical pathways. Learn the steps to develop one, the pitfalls and benefits, and how to support your continuous quality-improvement efforts.

MeSH terms

  • Critical Pathways / organization & administration*
  • Humans
  • Mental Disorders / nursing*
  • North Carolina
  • Nurse Clinicians / organization & administration
  • Patient Care Planning / organization & administration
  • Patient Care Team / organization & administration
  • Patient-Centered Care / organization & administration
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Psychiatric Nursing / organization & administration*
  • Total Quality Management / organization & administration*