The Nursing Sensitive Indicators The nurse-sensitive indicators (NSI) represent the quality of nursing care in a hospital’s unit level. This comprises any intervention that is within the scope of nursing practice, sensitive to nursing input, or integral to the process of nursing care (Lackey & Tesh, 2016). The NSI are divided into three categories: process, outcome, and structure measures. The process measures project what the nursing practice do. The data is usually collected from patient survey. The structure measures specify the size of the facilities, the patient’s population, the type of patients, and how much time that the nurses spend on the patient care. The third category of the NSI is the outcome measures (which is the main objective
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This is a possible outcome if the patient is not turned or repositioned and when the appropriate skin care is not provided. It is significant to watch how devices intermingle with the patient’s skin and recognize risk and establish nursing plan of care accordingly in order to prevent the occurrence of hospital-acquired pressure ulcer (Lackey & Tesh, 2016). Most facilities use Braden scale in predicting pressure ulcer risk patient (Ignatavicius & Workman, 2013).
Central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI).This is a common complication in patients with central vascular access device (VAD). This is one of the most serious problems, often result in patient death. The CLABSI are responsible for up to 28,000 deaths per year (Ignatavicius & Workman, 2013). A statistics show that the national CLABSI rates among ICU clients declined from 43,000 in 2001 to 18,000 in 2009 (The Joint Commission, 2014).
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI).This infection is related to the insertion of urinary retention catheters and the importance of the nurses’ intervention in providing a foley care per protocol of the facility. The nurse’s role includes removal of catheters when they are no longer needed, and the assessment on the signs and symptoms of infection. To perform a perineal care as part of the nursing intervention is significant in the prevention of CAUTI occurrence (Lackey & Tesh,
This is a possible outcome if the patient is not turned or repositioned and when the appropriate skin care is not provided. It is significant to watch how devices intermingle with the patient’s skin and recognize risk and establish nursing plan of care accordingly in order to prevent the occurrence of hospital-acquired pressure ulcer (Lackey & Tesh, 2016). Most facilities use Braden scale in predicting pressure ulcer risk patient (Ignatavicius & Workman, 2013).
Central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI).This is a common complication in patients with central vascular access device (VAD). This is one of the most serious problems, often result in patient death. The CLABSI are responsible for up to 28,000 deaths per year (Ignatavicius & Workman, 2013). A statistics show that the national CLABSI rates among ICU clients declined from 43,000 in 2001 to 18,000 in 2009 (The Joint Commission, 2014).
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI).This infection is related to the insertion of urinary retention catheters and the importance of the nurses’ intervention in providing a foley care per protocol of the facility. The nurse’s role includes removal of catheters when they are no longer needed, and the assessment on the signs and symptoms of infection. To perform a perineal care as part of the nursing intervention is significant in the prevention of CAUTI occurrence (Lackey & Tesh,