Challenges of measuring and linking patient outcomes to nursing interventions in acute care settings


Autoria(s): O`Connell, Beverly; Warelow, Philip
Data(s)

01/01/2001

Resumo

Measuring and linking patient outcomes to nursing intervention is an important task that has professional, financial and political ramifications. The importance and complexity of measuring patient outcomes accurately should not be overlooked, as there are a number of emergent factors that influence this process. These include the turbulent context of practise, variations in care due to the large number of health professionals, individual patient characteristics impacting on outcomes, determining appropriate nursing outcome measures, nursing's lack of autonomy within the system and difficulties experienced while trying to link patient outcomes to nursing interventions. So that the results reflect reality, it is important for researchers in the field to take note and consider these factors when measuring patient outcomes. The present article aimed to examine and discuss a number of these factors as they relate to the evaluation of patient care.<br />

Identificador

http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30001228

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Blackwell Science Asia Pty ltd

Relação

http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30001228/n20010702.pdf

http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1442-2018.2001.00084.x

Direitos

2008, Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd

Palavras-Chave #acute care settings #measurement #nursing care #patient outcomes #quality measurement #research outcomes
Tipo

Journal Article