Nurses at the bedside. Influencing outcomes.
Nurses who provide direct care to patients significantly impact patient and institutional outcomes. Patient outcomes influenced by nursing interventions and actions include clinical, social, satisfaction, and knowledge outcomes. Institutional outcomes influenced by nursing interventions include quality, image, and financial outcomes. Although research is needed to demonstrate the relationship between direct nursing interventions and outcomes, it is clear that bedside nurses make important contributions.
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Quality and Accreditation, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA.
D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011787:Quality of Health Care