Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses

CHAPTER OBJECTIVES KEY TERMS At the end of this chapter, you will be able to: ‹ Define outcome ‹ Discuss ways outcomes can be cl ...

© Madredus/Shutterstock At the end of this section, you will be able to: ‹ Define outcome ‹ Discuss ways outcomes can be classif ...

Another way that outcomes can be grouped is by type: care-related, patient-related, and performance-related outcomes (Kleinpell, ...

the intent is to develop partnerships between hospitals and physicians to provide efficient quality care. The Centers for Medica ...

(Burns & Grove, 2015). Outcomes should be measured using specific quantita- tive criteria, sometimes referred to as indicato ...

and consists of several components: a definition, a list of numeric indicators from which the nurse selects to evaluate the pati ...

would be involved in implementing the innovation and outcome measure- ments. Utilizing an interdisciplinary approach including n ...

involve delivery of services to the people (Newhouse & Pettit, 2006). The goal of CQI is to improve service. CQI measures ca ...

of Thoracic Surgeons (2013) provides statistics about adult and congenital heart surgery and for thoracic surgery patients. Orga ...

Force 1 Quality of Nursing Leadership Force 2 Organizational Structure Force 3 Management Style Force 4 Personnel Policies and P ...

18.3 Evaluating the Outcomes FYI After an outcome has been selected and measured, data are compiled and evaluated to draw conclu ...

You are asked to join an interdisciplinary committee formed to examine glucose management in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. ...

FYI When nurses are involved in testing proto- cols, ethical dilemmas can arise. Issues can concern the selection of the sample, ...

Apply What You Have Learned It has been 6 months since the hand hygiene policy was implemented throughout your facility. Now it ...

» An outcome is a consequence or a visible result. Nursing outcomes measure states, behaviors, or perceptions of individuals, fa ...

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (2015). Quality measures and performance standards. Retrieved from http://www.cms.go ...

Polit, D., & Beck, C. (2014). Essentials of nursing research (8th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ...

CHAPTER OBJECTIVES KEY TERMS At the end of this chapter, you will be able to: ‹ Discuss the importance of dissemination of resea ...

© Madredus/Shutterstock At the end of this section, you will be able to: ‹ Discuss the importance of dissemination of research f ...