NURS FPX 4040 Assessment 4 Informatics and Nursing Sensitive Quality Indicators  Capella university NURS-FPX 4040 Managing Health Information and Technology

Informatics and Nursing-Sensitive Quality Indicators Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening registered nurses. My name is _________, and I welcome you all to today’s tutorial presentation on hospital-acquired pressure ulcers as a nursing-sensitive structure quality indicator. The objectives for today’s presentation are:  Introduce the National Database of Nursing-Sensitive Quality Indicators (NDNQI) and Nursing-Sensitive Quality Indicators (NSQIs).  Elaborate on the importance of monitoring hospital-acquired pressure ulcers and its role in nursing practice.  Discuss data collection and distribution processes for the quality indicator.  Describe nurses’ and interdisciplinary teams’ role in collecting and reporting data related to pressure ulcers.   Explain how organizations utilize data related to hospital-acquired pressure ulcers.  Analyze the importance of nursing-sensitive quality indicators in developing guidelines for nurses to use patient care technologies.  Introduction: Nursing-Sensitive Quality Indicator  The American Nurses Association (ANA) introduced the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI), a program that gathers data on nursing practices by analyzing specific structure, process, and outcome quality indicators. This program aims to improve the quality of nursing practices and enhance patient safety. Furthermore, these quality indicators are termed NSQIs, which are the metrics that indicate nursing care quality (Oner et al., 2021). For this tutorial, I have selected hospital-acquired pressure ulcers. Monitoring this indicator is crucial to prevent patient harm and ensure the delivery of high-quality care. By tracking the incidence and severity of healthcare-associated pressure injuries, healthcare providers, especially nurses, can identify areas for improvement in patient care practices.  Moreover, the organization can optimize staffing levels and resource allocation for timely monitoring and prompt intervention, preventing further complications. Additionally, monitoring these pressure injuries provides valuable data for quality improvement initiatives and compliance with standards, ultimately enhancing patient safety and care quality. Therefore, nurses should be familiar with the data on hospital-acquired pressure injuries to implement evidence-based interventions and improve nursing care to mitigate patient safety risks. This knowledge empowers nurses to provide proactive, comprehensive care that prioritizes patient safety and promotes healing (Wu et al., 2022).  Collection and Distribution of Quality Indicator Data  My organization uses a two-pronged approach to gather data on healthcare-associated pressure injuries: Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Incident Reporting systems (IRS). While EHR provides data related to routine skin assessments conducted by nurses during patient admissions, transfers, and at regular intervals throughout hospital stays (Padula et al., 2024), IRS captures instances of pressure injuries that occur despite preventive measures. In nursing documentation, the organization finds data about the signs of pressure ulcers, including their location, size, and severity, and information about using standardized assessment tools. At the same time, the IRS indicates the trends and areas for improvement in nursing practices. Upon aggregating the data, my organization utilizes online dashboards and data visualization tools that allow staff members to track pressure ulcer metrics in real time, facilitating transparency in performance monitoring (Padula et al., 2024). Other methods of data distribution include monthly performance reports and training sessions. Moreover, the organization has established feedback mechanisms to ensure that frontline staff receives actionable insights from the data, facilitating continuous improvement in patient care practices. Nurses play several crucial roles in accurately reporting hospital-acquired pressure ulcers and preventing them for high-quality results. For example, nurses are responsible for conducting comprehensive skin assessments. Thus, their attentiveness ensures patients are appropriately assessed, and findings are accurately reported in nursing documentation (Godfrey et al., 2023). Secondly, nurses must collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, ensuring that relevant information is effectively documented and communicated with team members. Furthermore, they accurately report incidents through incident reporting systems and contribute to discussions on preventive strategies and interventions. Finally, Wu et al. (2022) mention nurses participate in quality improvement initiatives to provide valuable input on patient care, contribute to data collection and analysis, and implement evidence-based practices to improve patient outcomes and high-quality results related to hospital-acquired pressure ulce