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C489 Task 1 .docx C489 Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership Task 1 Western Governors University Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership Task 1 A. Understanding of Nursing Quality ... Indicators In 1998, the American Nurses Association established a national database that collected information related to the quality of nursing care. The National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators had two purposes: to provide data that was able to be compared by different healthcare organizations and to try and better understand the link between nurse staffing and patient outcomes. 10 indicators were identified, specific to nursing, and these are used to evaluate the quality of patient care (Cherry & Jacob, 2019, p. 393). When nursing sensitive indictors are used, patients outcomes are better because NSI's are evidence based (Montalvo, 2007). When looking at the scenario, several things could have bee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Show More]

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