Nursing quality indicators for adult intensive care: A consensus study
Autor: | Ekaterini Lambrinou, Lakis Palazis, Nicos Middleton, Vasilios Raftopoulos, Christiana Kouta, Anastasios Merkouris, Efi Evangelou, Theodoros Kyprianou |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Intensive care unit(s) Consensus Critical Care media_common.quotation_subject Critical Care Nursing Medical and Health Sciences Likert scale law.invention 03 medical and health sciences Nursing care 0302 clinical medicine Nursing law Intensive care Health Sciences Content validity Medicine Humans Quality (business) Nursing management media_common Quality Indicators Health Care 030504 nursing business.industry 030208 emergency & critical care medicine Health care quality indicators Intensive care unit Intensive Care Units Nursing care quality Cyprus 0305 other medical science business |
Zdroj: | Nursing in critical careREFERENCES. 26(4) |
ISSN: | 1478-5153 |
Popis: | Background: The selection of quality indicators demonstrating the efficiency and relevance of nursing practice in patient outcomes in the intensive care unit remains a challenge. Aim: The aim of this study was to develop a set of potential quality indicators to quantify nursing care provided to critically ill patients through a consensus method. Design and methods: This was a three-phase study including a European survey of intensive care unit (ICU) nurses (phase one) followed by a two-phase face-to-face consensus meeting of experts from Cyprus. Method: Two distinct panels of experts were asked to rate each quality indicator using a 4-point Likert scale in phases one and two. The level of consensus was set at 60%. In phase three, scores of the content validity index for items and scales were considered for the final selection of quality indicators. Results: The phase one survey included 139 ICU nurses from 13 European countries, and phases two and three included seven ICU experts from Cyprus. “Consensus in” was achieved for 12 items at the end of phase two. Three of the quality indicators were significantly different by country: (a) falls (P =.006), (b) accidental removal of nasogastric tube (P |
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