A dissertation Master of Science in nursing education / Integrated care pathways (ICP’s), for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and partial knee arthroplasty (PKA) have been used successfully in the last two decades. ICP’s have been known among other terms as ‘critical care pathways’, ‘algorithms of care’, ‘patient care pathways’, ‘collaborative care pathways’. The main aims of an ICP is that it coordinates the efforts of the members of the multi-disciplinary team through the alignment of the objectives of patient care processes. It improves outcomes of care and patient satisfaction is supported by comprehensive patient information provision both verbally and written. It is generally accepted that
ICPs have an impact on the length of stay of patients in hospital, thus further enhancing the feeling of wellbeing of patients but also significantly contributing to the cost of surgery, care and rehabilitation. (Schuur et al, 2011). / MT2017
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/23282 |
| Date | January 2017 |
| Creators | Smith, Petrus Johannes |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf |
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