Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership Task 1 Western Governors University

Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership A. Nursing Sensitive Indicators By measuring patient outcomes and identifying nursing's role in health care quality, Florence Nightingale was able to demonstrate a correlation between patient outcomes and environmental conditions (Montalvo, 2007). Even just a basic understanding of nursing-sensitive indicators could have a profound effect on identifying issues that could interfere with the nursing care and outcome of Mr. J. Understanding the appropriate use of restraints including when they should be used, the risks associated with their use, and the additional steps needed to care for a patient who is restrained will increase the likelihood for a...