Huston C J
School of Nursing, California State University, Chico 95973, USA.
Nurs Case Manag. 1999 Jul-Aug;4(4):188-95.
Quality of healthcare is measurable and nurses in all settings are increasingly being expected to actively participate in identifying and measuring patient outcomes. To do so requires an understanding of the tools and processes currently being used to measure the quality of healthcare in this country. This article provides an overview of current efforts in the healthcare field to develop a shared outcome language and standardized national quality indicators. The challenges professional nurses face in identifying and measuring nursing-sensitive patient outcomes and the responsibility to use that data to shape nursing practice are emphasized.
医疗保健质量是可衡量的，并且在所有环境中的护士越来越被期望积极参与识别和衡量患者的治疗结果。要做到这一点，需要了解目前用于衡量该国医疗保健质量的工具和流程。本文概述了医疗保健领域目前为开发共享的结果语言和标准化的国家质量指标所做的努力。强调了专业护士在识别和衡量护理敏感型患者结果时面临的挑战，以及利用这些数据来塑造护理实践的责任。
