title: Measuring the effectiveness of nursing practice.
abstract: This article examines the importance of outcomes as indicators of quality of care. The appropriateness of selected traditional and emerging outcomes in measuring the effectiveness of nursing interventions is addressed.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Naylor
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Munro
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Brooten
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008603:Mental Health; D009017:Morbidity; D009026:Mortality; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D013315:Stress, Psychological