Nursing-Sensitive Indicators and Patient Outcomes- 3CH

Course overview

Target audience: Nurses who work in a variety of settings with patients receiving care should be familiar with the content of this course. Those nurses involved in quality initiatives and outcome reporting should be most concerned with this content. Course overview: This course describes the importance of evaluating health care outcomes by reducing risks, complications, and health care costs and improving patient compliance. Descriptions of nursing-sensitive indicators and patient outcomes for specific clinical practice areas are provided. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon competition of this course, the learner should be able to: Define nursing-sensitive indicators of patient outcomes. Clarify the connection between the nursing minimum data set and nursing-sensitive patient outcomes. Describe the importance of monitoring nursing-sensitive patient outcomes. Use an example of a practice setting to identify the unique nursing-sensitive patient outcomes. Determine stakeholders in quality improvement data collection. List resources for further information on nursing-sensitive patient outcomes.