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Identifying nursing processes to reduce failure to rescue.

Milisa Manojlovich¹, Akkeneel Talsma

¹School of Nursing, University of Michigan Health System, 400 N. Ingalls, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.

The Journal of Nursing Administration

|November 3, 2007

Summary

Failure to rescue (FTR) is explored, linking nursing care processes to patient outcomes. Administrative data analysis reveals healthcare system factors influencing FTR.

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Area of Science:

Healthcare Management
Nursing Research
Patient Safety

Background:

Failure to rescue (FTR) is a critical indicator of patient safety and quality of care.
Understanding the factors contributing to FTR is essential for improving clinical practice and patient outcomes.
Existing nursing literature provides a foundation for exploring FTR, but empirical links to care processes require further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

To critically examine the concept of failure to rescue within the nursing literature.
To identify and highlight empirical connections between healthcare processes and failure to rescue.
To demonstrate an approach using administrative data to analyze healthcare system issues influencing failure to rescue.

Main Methods:

Critique of existing nursing literature on failure to rescue.
Analysis of empirical links between nursing care processes and failure to rescue.
Utilization of administrative billing data to investigate healthcare system factors.

Main Results:

Identified conceptual and empirical links between nursing care processes and failure to rescue.
Demonstrated the utility of administrative billing data in understanding healthcare system influences on FTR.
Highlighted specific practice patterns and system issues associated with failure to rescue.

Conclusions:

Failure to rescue is influenced by a complex interplay of nursing care processes and broader healthcare system factors.
Administrative data offers a valuable resource for dissecting healthcare system issues impacting patient safety.
Further research using administrative data can inform targeted interventions to reduce failure to rescue and improve patient outcomes.