title: Changing documentation to improve stoma care.
abstract: Care pathways set out the anticipated flow of care for a typical patient with a specific diagnosis. The pathway of care is a concept rather than a fixed method, which can be adapted and modified to suit the needs of a specific patient group. Use of patient cards allows routine patient teaching and information-giving to be recorded, while allowing more space and time for focusing on the needs of individual patients.
authors.affiliation: Mount Vernon and Watford Hospital NHS Trust, Hertfordshire.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Metcalf
mesh_terms: D019091:Critical Pathways / Q000592:standards*; D004282:Documentation / Q000592:standards*; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006801:Humans; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D009737:Nursing Records / Q000592:standards*; D010030:Ostomy / Q000451:nursing*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*