title: Indicators of nursing care quality. Findings from a pilot study.
abstract: Staffing data (staff mix and nursing care hours) and patient outcome indicator data (falls, skin integrity, nosocomial infections, and satisfaction) from a pilot study are presented. These data provide a compelling case for developing databases and collection systems that capture standardized indicator and staffing data to address issues about the quality of nursing care. They also underscore the need for establishing benchmarks that represent targets of excellence as well as determining what constitutes adequate staffing.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Research Service, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA 98431-1100, USA. lori.loan@nw.amedd.army.mil
authors.forename: Lori A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Loan
authors.forename: Bonnie Mowinski
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Jennings
authors.forename: Laura R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Brosch
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: DePaul
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hildreth
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000575:American Nurses' Association; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006772:Hospitals, Military; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010865:Pilot Projects; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care