Language of Improvement: Metrics, Key Performance Indicators, Benchmarks, Analytics, Scorecards, and Dashboards

Perioperative nurses must know what data to collect, how to interpret it, and how to select the best methods of analysis to make quality, action-oriented decisions, such as determining which product creates the best outcomes for a particular patient population or how to improve stafng mix based on t...

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Published in:AORN journal 2015-09, Vol.102 (3), p.223-227
Main Author: Baker, Joy Don, PhD, RN-BC, CNOR, CNE, NEA-BC
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia & Perioperative Care
Benchmarking
Benchmarks
Business metrics
Data analysis
Information Services
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing care
Perianesthesia
Perioperative Nursing - standards
Surgery
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Summary:Perioperative nurses must know what data to collect, how to interpret it, and how to select the best methods of analysis to make quality, action-oriented decisions, such as determining which product creates the best outcomes for a particular patient population or how to improve stafng mix based on the surgical case load per day. The complexity of data that nurses manage continues to increase. Nurses know and understand the critical components of their practice. Therefore, it is important for nurses to clarify and determine the most important elements of complex data so they can generate reliable and valid reports that provide insights on which to base best-practice decisions.
ISSN:0001-2092
1878-0369
DOI:10.1016/j.aorn.2015.07.015