Hello and welcome to this training tutorial for new nurses on the importance of nursing-sensitive quality indicators. Today, we are going to discuss very critical element of nursing care: Nursing Care Hours per Patient Day. Proper understanding and effective management of NCHPPD are reliable ways for improved patient outcomes, efficient usage of resources, and better quality in health care. This presentation is aimed at providing you with deep insight into the NCHPPD and the facility it offers towards RN-to-patient ratio, patient safety, and improving quality care by focusing National Database for Nursing-Sensitive Quality Indicators (NDNQI). Upon completion of this tutorial, you will have gained adequate knowledge to assist in the optimization of nursing hours of care and realize improved outcomes for patients.
The National Database for Nursing-Sensitive Quality Indicators (NDNQI) is the largest database developed to assist in improving quality nursing care through the gathering of nursing-specific data and its analysis (Madaris & Potter, 2023). NDNQI supports evidence-based practice and provides health care organizations with a benchmark by which they can measure their nursing performance and work toward betterment. The National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators use best practices and quality patient outcomes by tracking metrics that are directly influenced by nursing interventions and the number of registered nurses (Coelho, 2019). This database identifies trends, sets goals, and develops strategies for quality improvement in nursing care. This ensures that the health institution maintains high standards of safety and quality care for patients, hence achieving better patient outcomes (Mainz et al., 2022).
Nursing-sensitive indicators refer to structure, process, and outcome metrics of nursing care. Therefore, this would include such measures as staffing levels and patient outcomes, such as hospital-acquired pressure ulcers, and processes like patient assessments. These indicators can be
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