Abstract
The impact health care delivery changes have on nursing and subsequently on the health of individuals, families, and the community are unknown to the nursing profession as well as the public. Delineation of patient outcomes sensitive to nursing care and their benchmarks would enable the nursing profession to evaluate system changes being implemented. Establishing targets for patient outcomes will provide facilities with benchmarks to measure themselves against. The purposes of this study were first, to identify if the nurse sensitive patient outcomes identified by the AAN expert panel are appropriate and second, to establish benchmarks for these outcomes that are applicable across the continuum of care. The appropriateness and benchmarks were determined through a Delphi study with nurse experts identified from the health care continuum of primary health care providers, hospitals, home care, hospice, and long term care. The five patient outcomes are Appropriate Self Care Behaviors, Symptom Management, Health Promoting Behaviors, Perceptions of Being Well Cared For, and Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL). All patient outcomes were deemed appropriate for all healthcare settings.
Sigma Membership
Beta Upsilon
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Other
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Health Care Delivery, Impact of Nursing, Patient Outcomes
Advisor
Joyce Verran
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
The University of Arizona
Degree Year
2003
Recommended Citation
Clark, Carla G., "Benchmarking nurse sensitive quality patient outcomes across the continuum of care" (2019). Dissertations. 292.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/292
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2019-11-25
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3089935; ProQuest document ID: 305337185. The author still retains copyright.