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Carl-Ardy Dubois1,2, Danielle D'amour1, Isabelle Brault1
1Faculty of Nursing, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Journal of Advanced Nursing
|June 30, 2017
Summary
This study identifies 12 key indicators for prioritizing nursing care performance assessment. These indicators provide a comprehensive framework for evaluating and improving the quality of nursing services.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Care Performance
- Healthcare Quality Indicators
- Performance Measurement
Background:
- Advances in nursing care conceptualization have generated numerous potential performance indicators.
- Organizations require a manageable subset for balanced scorecards.
- The Nursing Care Performance Framework guides indicator selection.
Purpose of the Study:
- To discuss an optimal, prioritized set of indicators for assessing nursing care performance.
- To identify a practical subset of nursing-sensitive indicators.
Main Methods:
- Discussion paper based on systematic assessment of performance indicators.
- Review of evidence supporting 25 selected indicators.
- Focus on systematic syntheses, meta-analyses, and integrative reviews from 1990-2014.
Main Results:
- Identified 12 indicators with sufficient breadth and depth for comprehensive nursing care assessment.
- These indicators are suitable for priority implementation.
Conclusions:
- The identified 12 indicators can capture the full spectrum of nursing care performance.
- Further initiatives are needed to operationalize and collect data for these indicators.
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