NURS FPX 4040 Assessment.4 Informatics and Nursing Sensitive Quality Indicators JJ Why Do Nurses Need to Be Aware of This Indicator

Moreover, Merkley (2018) suggests that clinical documentation can be completed using IT systems in hospitals effectively because it helps to show patient information and test results. The statistics shows that 90% of the hospitals use IT-based systems that streamline the production of electronic clinical documentation of discharge summaries. This way, the nurses are able to provide the right drugs to patients and also ensure good accounting for medication. Hence, this addresses our chosen nursing sensitive quality indicator of impact on quantity and quality of nursing care in Vila Health Hospital and how it can positively help our dedicated nurses to leverage their safety and quality outcomes. Therefore, improving the nursing quality of care in terms of quantity and quality can be greatly influenced by the use of the EHR system to enhance their patient care outcomes. 

Collection and Distribution of Quality Indicator Data

Moreover, for this research-based task, I have chosen to record the interview of Dr. Raymond Dallas who is the best familiar with quality monitoring and the in-charge of our ICU and psychiatric ward. We are extremely lucky in the United States to have a staff of over 600 professionals who show commitment to enhancing their knowledge base and share it with others on a regular basis. The company name Press Ganey manages the NDNQI that provides us the surveys for collecting data and also provides the research reports that focus on statistics. Several other scholars such as Start (2018)  and   Myers (2018) have agreed that this data is vital to help facilities improve their reporting outcomes. Therefore, using that data, Vila Health Hospital will take a step to ensure patient safety and improve its company reports structure and delivery. This means that our nurses will play an indispensable role in collecting data in our interdisciplinary teams using online surveys. These surveys will be provided to various team members including Dr. Raymond Dallas who is the chief mentor for the nursing team as well as our most senior professional. 

NURS FPX 4040 Assessment.4 Informatics and Nursing Sensitive Quality Indicators JJ

Nurses are responsible significantly to collect and report data for the purpose of NDNQI. This data or information will help nurses to improve their patient safety and care outcomes to enhance their experience. In Vial Health Hospital, we collect and deliver data using online survey methods. Our chief nursing officer Dr. Melinda checks her email daily and sends surveys to other staff nurses and doctors. Dr. Dallas stated that the lag time between recording data and sending the data forms has reduced over the past couple of months; this shows a sign of improvement in data collection speed. Moreover, the dissemination of data is done using reports to Press Ganey. This data may include the vital patient admission and discharge dates or the length of stay. Therefore, nurses do a good job of following the hospital’s policy and enter data as soon as they receive a survey online. Therefore, not providing data accurately and using the EHR and email systems would result in a disaster that may reduce the quality of care and patient safety (Thomas-Hawkins, 2017). 

What is Done with the Data?

Now, let me explain to you what our hospital does with the collected data. The information is analysed and entered into the system to show how the nursing care is provided and improved in our hospital. This also provides Dr. Dallas and other senior nurses to make vital decisions related to quality care outcomes and using technologies in our organization. 

The Conclusion

I must conclude that the contribution of Vila Health Hospital in the adoption of IT informatics is wonderful to impact the quality of nursing care and ensuring safety of patients. The nursing sensitive quality indicator chosen in this recording was “nursing quality of care outcomes using IT informatics” to improve their quality of care and patient safety. The data is provided to our practitioners to support decision-making. The staff relies on the commitment of nurses to enter the accurate data into the EHR systems to make improvements in quality. 

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