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Seeking consensus on important aspects of nursing care
1Quality Care Concepts, Inc, Thiensville, WI 53092.
QRB. Quality Review Bulletin
|February 1, 1992
Summary
Consensus on nursing quality indicators is challenging due to differing views on essential nursing care aspects. A national conference brought together 176 nurses from 11 specialties to define key aspects of care for improved quality assurance.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Quality Assurance
- Healthcare Quality Improvement
- Clinical Practice Standards
Background:
- Lack of consensus on essential nursing care aspects hinders agreement on quality indicators.
- Existing quality measures may not fully capture the breadth of nursing practice.
- Need for standardized definitions in nursing quality assessment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify universal and specialty-specific aspects of nursing care.
- To foster consensus among nurses regarding quality indicators.
- To address definitional ambiguities in nursing quality assurance.
Main Methods:
- Convened a national conference on nursing quality assurance.
- Engaged 176 nurses from 11 diverse nursing specialties.
- Facilitated the development of lists for universal and specialty practice aspects of care.
Main Results:
- Identified key aspects of nursing care across different specialties.
- Highlighted areas of agreement and disagreement on quality measures.
- Generated initial lists of important care aspects for nursing quality.
Conclusions:
- Consensus on nursing quality indicators requires agreement on fundamental aspects of care.
- The conference provided a foundation for developing standardized nursing quality measures.
- Further work is needed to refine definitions and finalize quality indicators.