Community-Acquired Pneumonia

The main goals of this pathway are to improve:

• Automatic switch IV to Oral Medication
• Use of best practices
• Length of stay to MOHLTC benchmark levels
• Consistent patient education

The pathway package includes:

• Pre-Printed Orders:
  • Note: this Order Set has been built as a PowerPlan in CareNet

• Protocols/Order Sets:

  • Adult Potassium Oral Dosing Clinical Protocol
  • Bowel Care Clinical Protocol

• Clinical Pathway - Owen Sound only - other sites, the Clinical Pathway has been built as a PowerPlan in CareNet
• Extra Page Phase 1
• Extra Page Phase 2

• Teaching Checklist - Owen Sound only - other sites, the Teaching Checklist has been built live in CareNet

• Patient Pathway

• Patient Education Booklets
  • In-Patient
  • Outpatient