[Combining clinical pathway and patient education approaches]

Abstract

The integration of the therapeutic education of the patient into a clinical pathway approach helps to optimise nursing practice. Despite some limits, this method allows the position of the caregiver to evolve, going beyond the required methodological framework. It results in the emergence of several new educational facets which are essential for the patient and enable them to become a player in their own care.

Keywords: chemin clinique; clinical pathway; management; model care plan; plan de soins type; team; therapeutic patient education; éducation thérapeutique du patient; équipe.