The process of measuring patient outcomes.
Today patient outcomes have become an important indicator of quality in health care agencies that are attempting to insure high quality, cost-effective care. These patient outcomes must be developed in the context of nursing standards. This article addresses the establishment of such standards according to specific guidelines and measurable by methods or tools that adhere to the principles of measurement theory.
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