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Description
National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) was launched by American Nursing Association (ANA) in 1998, with an initial set of ten quality indicators that assessed the quality of patient care. The continued mission of the NDNQI's is to improve patient care and safety by providing evidence based national research to nurses by comparing nursing care data and the connection this data has on patient outcomes. A relationship between patient outcomes and nurse staffing practices was noted, but further data collection was needed to appraise the quality of nursing care on each hospital unit in order to assess, evaluate and improve patient care outcomes. Unit level of care measurements empowers the nursing units to enhance their quality of patient care. To improve the quality of patient care, evidence-based practices are researched, developed, trialed, and implemented where needed.
Publication Date
2016
Keywords
nursing care standards, quality indicators, benchmarking methods, outcome assessment
Disciplines
Other Nursing
Recommended Citation
Schomer, May, "National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators" (2016). Nursing Posters. 68.
https://digitalcommons.centracare.com/nursing_posters/68