Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership C489: Task One Western Governs University

A. Understanding of Nursing Quality Indicators Nursing sensitive indicators are vital to the healthcare field as they are what communicates to us how effective the care delivered to patients has been.[ CITATION Sau13 \l 1033 ] Understanding nursing quality indicators can help nurses by improving patient satisfaction with overall care and can prevent harm to the patient. Ideally, each person who becomes a nurse becomes one as they have a drive and passion for caring for others. As Fred Rogers said, "When I was a boy, and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping." Those helpers are nurses....