To prepare:
- Review the Learning Resources for Weeks 1–2 related to patient care quality, safety, and health equity.
The Assignment (2–3 pages)Analyze, synthesize, and apply evidence from the literature and course materials to develop a scholarly response to the following criteria:
- Select and deconstruct a selected nursing sensitive indicator on the quality of nursing care delivered to patients.
- Define the selected nurse sensitive indicator and relevance to nursing practice.
- Explain if this indicator is a structural, process, or outcomes indicator.
- Describe the relationship between the selected nursing sensitive indicator, evidence-based practice, and health equity.
- Analyze the literature to describe the potential impact of this nursing sensitive indicator on the cost of care to patients and the healthcare system.
- Describe the role of the DNP nurse in promoting quality driven nursing care.