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Challenges to achieving quality care: efficiency, effectiveness and beneficence
1College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
International Nursing Review
|January 1, 1994
Summary
Pursuing efficiency, effectiveness, and beneficence in healthcare can paradoxically hinder quality nursing care. Complacency or excessive focus on these goals can negatively impact patient outcomes and healthcare quality.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Healthcare Quality
- Healthcare Management
Background:
- Efficiency, effectiveness, and beneficence are key goals in healthcare.
- The pursuit of these goals can sometimes conflict with quality care delivery.
- Understanding these potential conflicts is crucial for healthcare professionals.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore how the pursuit of efficiency, effectiveness, and beneficence can challenge nurses' ability to provide quality healthcare.
- To identify the risks associated with both overzealous pursuit and complacency regarding these desirable goals.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis of healthcare quality principles.
- Discussion of potential conflicts in nursing practice.
Main Results:
- An overly zealous focus on efficiency, effectiveness, or beneficence can compromise care quality.
- Complacency in pursuing these goals also threatens the quality of healthcare.
- Both extremes present challenges to achieving optimal patient outcomes.
Conclusions:
- Balancing the pursuit of efficiency, effectiveness, and beneficence is essential for maintaining high-quality nursing care.
- Awareness of potential pitfalls is necessary to prevent negative impacts on patient care.
- Strategies are needed to navigate these competing demands effectively in nursing practice.