Several Nursing Colleagues Have Formulated a Task Force to Identify

question 17

Multiple Choice

Several nursing colleagues have formulated a task force to identify a process to set up clinical pathways for patient care of those who are severely depressed.The initial step is to:

• A) identify the nursing skills used while depressed patients are hospitalized.
• B) review patient records to identify why most depressed patients are admitted.
• C) identify the number of depressed patients who are admitted more than once within a calendar year.
• D) review for efficiency and necessity of the interventions that are implemented during admission and aftercare for the depressed patient.

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