Nursing Sensitive Indicators
Activity 6
Nursing Sensitive Indicators
Introduction
YOU WILL FOCUS ON EXPLORING VARIOUS PATIENT OUTCOMES, WHICH CAN INCLUDE SAFETY, PRESSURE ULCER OCCURRENCE, HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION (HAIS) RATES, FALLS, PAIN MANAGEMENT, MORBIDITY, MORTALITY, AND QUALITY OF LIFE. WE WILL EXPLORE NURSE SENSITIVE QUALITY INDICATORS AND HOW NURSING CONTRIBUTES TO HEALTH OUTCOMES. THIS MODULE WILL ENCOURAGE YOU TO BEGIN THINKING ABOUT THE QUALITY OF CARE YOU GIVE, ACCOUNTABILITY TO THAT QUALITY, AND RELATE IT TO YOUR PATIENT OUTCOMES. THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF LEARNING HOW QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES CAN HELP IMPROVE OUR NURSING PRACTICE AND OUR PATIENT’S CARE. FINALLY, WE WILL EXPLORE TRANSPARENCY AND THE VALUE IT ADDS TO OUR PRACTICE AND OUR PRACTICE SETTINGS.
Reading & Resources
CHAPTERS 6 AND 14 IN BLACK, B. (2020). PROFESSIONAL NURSING E-BOOK (9TH ED.).
- Review these ANA sites on nurse-sensitive indicators: Nursing Quality Indicators
Tamer Al?ghraiybah, Sim, J., & Lago, L. (2021). The relationship between the nursing practice environment and five nursing?sensitive patient outcomes in acute care hospitals: A systematic review. Nursing Open, 8(5), 2262-2271. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.828
- Instructions
Explain nurse sensitive indicators, quality of care, and professional accountability in the workplace related to patient outcomes.
Discuss transparency and nursing quality measures.
- Discuss the importance of transparency in healthcare
Identify two interventions/strategies that are implemented or can be implemented to ensure a healthcare organization builds a culture of transparency and professional accountability to improve patient outcomes
The Leapfrog Group was one of the first groups to offer hospital ratings and demand transparency so that companies and individuals could choose quality care facilities.
- Describe the pros and cons of this level of transparency.
Discuss what data about nursing care should be available to the public. Support whether or not you believe facilities should collect individualized nursing care data and use the results to evaluate your nursing care (similar to the report care process used for physicians).
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