...RTT Task 1 WGU Nursing –Sensitive Indicators In the case of Mr. J, a 72-year-old retired rabbi with a diagnosis of mild dementia, the nursing sensitive indicators include restraint use, hospital acquired pressure ulcers, and patient-family satisfaction with nursing and overall care. Not understanding and identifying nursing-sensitive indicators contributed to adverse outcomes, which included the development of a pressure ulcer and the likely unnecessary use of restraints. Lastly, family dissatisfaction with care was evidenced when the daughter called the patient’s physician to complain that her father had not received the ordered kosher meals. If the hospital nursing staff had understood and identified nursing-sensitive indicators, the negative outcomes cited above may have been avoided. The nurses would know that through data collection, measurement, and evaluation of nursing practice it has been recognized that nursing care has a direct impact on specific patient outcomes. Because of this research, the profession has been able to elevate the quality of nursing care by developing and implementing evidence based practice, which has been demonstrated to improve patient outcomes (American Sentinel University, 2014). Quality Patient Care Collecting hospital data from each unit on specific nursing-sensitive indicators could advance quality patient care throughout the hospital. Staffing levels and the mix of nursing personnel (RN, LPN’s, and CNA’s) on a unit can have a...
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