Enhancing Nursing Practice

Assignment Description

Draft a 3- to 4 page Enhancing Nursing Practice paper analyzing areas where there is good performance and areas of opportunity from the sample Dashboard.
Analyze the data provided in the Dashboard and select an area of performance that needs improvement.
Develop a nursing plan that includes suggestions on how to improve performance on the selected indicator. Each suggestion should be based on at least three best practices.

Time Period Q2FY09 Q3 FY09 Q4 FY09 Q1 FY10
Description Mean Target^ Actual Var Mean Target^ Actual Var Mean Target^ Actual Var Mean Target^ Actual Var

NDNQI Data

NHPPD^^ 8.15 6.69 6.56 0.13 7.95 6.69 6.59 0.10 8.18 6.69 6.23 0.46 8.27 7.19 7.23 -0.04
RN Care Hrs 54.86 61.86 58.71 3.15 55.49 61.86 55.90 5.96 54.93 61.86 56.59 5.27 54.81 61.86 54.07 7.79
%AGNCYHR 1.99 0.00 0.84 -0.84 2.32 0.00 0.84 -0.84 2.12 0.00 0.08 -0.08 2.8 0.00 0.00 0.00
%PRSSULC 16.47 2.84 20.00 -17.16 14.15 2.84 10.53 -7.69 13.37 2.84 0.00 2.84 12.41 2.84 8.70 -5.86
%AQPRULC 7.73 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.58 0.00 5.26 -5.26 6.58 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.15 0.00 4.35 -4.35
%PRSRSKA 67.77 100.00 100.00 0.00 65.2 100.00 100.00 0.00 68.51 100.00 100.00 0.00 68.79 100.00 60.87-39.13
TOTFALLS 7.46 3.14 6.96 -3.82 7.68 3.14 0.00 3.14 7.31 3.14 5.97 -2.83 7.38 3.14 9.19 -6.05
%RSK&PROT 88.18 100.00 100.00 0.00 78.86 100.00 100.00 0.00 81.58 100.00 80.00 -20.00 91.09 100.00 100.00 0.00
%BSN 33.42 45.20 46.67 1.47 32.07 45.20 47.00 1.80 33.36 45.20 53.33 8.13 33.19 45.20 62.50 17.30
% CERT 15.3 23.87 20.00 -3.87 14.88 23.87 20.00 -3.87 14.65 23.87 20.00 -3.87 14.86 23.87 31.25 7.38

Nurse-Sensitive Serviceline/Unit -Specific Indicators

FIM: Bowel 1.00 1.3 0.30 1.00 1.4 0.40 1.00 1.1 0.10 1.00 1.00 0.00
FIM: Bladder 1.40 1.1 -0.30 1.40 1.3 -0.10 1.40 1.2 -0.20 1.40 1.50 0.10

Nurse-Sensitive General Indicators

LOS* 11.80 8.78 3.02 11.80 9.00 2.80 11.80 8.99 2.81 9.80 8.28 1.52
Mislabeled Sp 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 1

Nurse-Sensitive Patient Satisfaction Survey Indicators

RN Courtesy 88.85 92.70 3.85 88.85 91.40 2.55 88.85 94.6 5.75 88.85 91.2 2.35
Promptness 85.75 84.40 -1.35 85.75 84.10 -1.65 85.75 88.2 2.45 85.75 81.6 -4.15
Attn Spc Needs 87.75 84.70 -3.05 87.75 86.20 -1.55 87.75 90.7 2.95 87.75 84.1 -3.65
Response Pain 88.15 80.00 -8.15 88.15 86.20 -1.95 88.15 89.8 1.65 88.15 85.5 -2.65
Instruct Home 88.55 89.70 1.15 88.55 87.80 -0.75 88.55 91.4 2.85 88.55 86.4 -2.15
Care Well Coord 89.35 88.30 -1.05 89.35 86.50 -2.85 89.35 90.6 1.25 89.35 89.2 -0.15

* Estimated

%PRSSULC = % Patients with pressure ulcers
%AQPRULC = % Patients with acquired pressure ulcers
%PUPRSRSKA = % Patients who were assessed for pressure ulcers within 24 hours of point-prevalence-assessment
TOTFALLS = Total falls/1,000 days
%RSK&PROT = % At risk and on fall protocol
^ With the exception of NHPPD, the target reflects the best quartile performers per NDNQI
^^ NHPPD mean is the NDNQI mean and the target is the Sinai budgeted NHPPD
FIM = Functional Independence Measure
LOS = Length of Stay
NHPPD = Nursing Hours Per Patient Day

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