NURS FPX 4040 Assessment 4 Informatics and Nursing Sensitive Quality Indicators

Another approach to data collection and reporting is by analyzing nurses’ knowledge related to PU. For this purpose, nurses are given a survey questionnaire which is then submitted to the nurse instructors. The data collected from surveys is then transmitted in the statistical software on the computers. It is then compiled in mean and percentages which help to identify the average of nurses who lack knowledge about pressure ulcers and give an idea to instructors for conducting educational training (Ebi et al., 2019). The data collected helps in improving patients’ safety through various unit-level and organizational-level interventions thus improving the quality indicators of the organization. Interprofessional team members when working together in their areas of expertise will be able to collect the data effectively, analyze it using various technologies, prepare organizational reports, and bring successful reforms in the organization to improve patients’ safety. Nursing-Sensitive Quality Indicators for Healthcare Organizations So as we discussed earlier, nursing-sensitive quality indicators are essential to improve the results of the data collected, eventually enhancing quality care. Healthcare organizations use these indicators for three purposes, 1) improving patients’ safety, 2) enhancing patient care outcomes, and 3) improving organizational performance reports. Like other hospitals, our organization is also interested in providing quality care to the patients, especially in terms of decreasing the incidences of pressure ulcers. Nurses being the frontline care providers have this responsibility to ensure care quality and patients’ safety (Vaismoradi et al., 2020). The data received from NDNQI about the prevalence of pressure ulcers helps nurses and nurse leaders to examine and evaluate current hygiene care practices and the positioning of high-risk patients. Then this information can be used by the nurses to improve their nursing care which eventually impacts positive patient outcomes. Moreover, hospitals use this data to launch organizational goals for improvements at the unit and hospital level, which improves the overall performance of an organization to reduce hospital-acquired pressure injuries. Nurse leaders can use it to educate nurses about patient-centered, safe, and beneficial care to improve patient outcomes, decrease pressure ulcer complications, and increase patient safety and satisfaction levels ultimately decreasing accountability issues (Sevy Majers & Warshawsky, 2020). Evidence-Based Practices (EBP) Guidelines for Nurses Technological advancements for evidence-based practices in nursing have been beneficial in terms of improving patient outcomes if used effectively. Nursing-sensitive quality indicators help in developing evidence-based guidelines for using patient care technologies. In a study, participants mentioned that quality indicators are assessment tools for their practices. They help nurses to know their care levels and make a decision related to evidence-based health practices (Báo et al., 2019). These quality indicators act as guiding principles for nurses to improve their knowledge about current and new technologies in their hospitals so that they are used effectively for patients’ safety. For example, the Pressure Ulcer Monitoring Platform (PUMP) is a non-contact device that records the repositioning of patients. It was developed after finding high incidences of pressure ulcers in NDNQI. These quality indicators helped nurses and nurse leaders to identify patients with higher risks and ensure they are timely repositioned (Minteer et al., 2020). Thus these technologies when used by following guidelines can improve patients’ safety, and outcomes and eventually improve quality care. Conclusion In conclusion, nursing quality indicators are helpful for hospitals to develop evidence-based practices, improve patient outcomes, enhance patients’ safety, and improve the organization’s healthcare quality. I hope today’s session was insightful for you all as newly trained nurses and you would have learned about nursing quality indicators and their importance. I hope you will incorporate these learnings in your clinical practice to ensure patients are in safe hands. References Báo, A. C., Amestoy, S. C., Moura, G. M., & Trindade, L. de. (2019). Quality indicators: Tools for the management of best practices in health. Revista Brasileira De Enfermagem, 72(2), 360–366. https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0479 Barchielli, C., Rafferty, A. M., & Vainieri, M. (2022). Integrating key nursing measures into a comprehensive healthcare performance management system: A Tuscan experience. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(3), 1373. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031373 Ebi, W. E., Hirko, G. F., & Mijena, D. A. (2019). Nurses’ knowledge to pressure ulcer pr