title: Using a clinical pathway approach to document patient teaching for breast cancer surgical procedures.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To develop a tool suitable for documenting patient teaching regarding surgery for breast cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  Standards of care, clinical experience, published articles.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Development of a clinical pathway approach to documenting patient teaching was a logical outgrowth of a hospital-wide effort to implement pathways.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  After use and revision, the nursing staff at Leonard Hospital determined the tool to be a comprehensive approach to patient education and it became a permanent part of the patient record.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The tool provides a standardized approach for teaching patients who are having breast cancer surgery and can be used in a variety of care settings by all members of the healthcare team.
authors.affiliation: Leonard Hospital, NY.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Sciartelli
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009737:Nursing Records; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010353:Patient Education as Topic