During the whole life path, every person needs professional medical help at certain times. Even though medicine is one of the oldest sciences, it constantly develops in different vectors. One of the most perspective directions to integrate is the nursing-quality indicators study. Being involved in every healthcare branch but representing none of them, this field allows understanding the fundamental values of qualitative personal treatment. As a result, the nursing industry increases its effectiveness while the patients receive much better treatment for relatively the same prices. In the case of rabbi J, the whole medical process from the very beginning to the discharge could be improved by using only the method of quality indicators analysis.
First and foremost, when analyzing the fundamental base of nursing quality indicators definition, it is important to understand how they are formed. As Merkley et al. (2018) state, “Nursing-sensitive indicators are often reported on scorecards that enable nurse leaders to evaluate their progress in achieving their strategic goals and operational and quality targets” (p.82). In fact, in most cases, the indicators help increase the future result based on the former experience so that the whole process cannot develop dramatically. On the other hand, when using the analysis outcomes appropriately, the main aspects of the treatment process will be improved.
For instance, while analyzing the red spot on mister J’s lower spine, it becomes clear that the treatment outcome could not be improved by avoiding red skin in the future, but the patient’s relative would feel more comfortable if she does not see the external result of restraints usage.
Secondly, hospital data is one of the most important aspects of increasing the effectiveness of nursing-quality indicators. By collecting the information from the long-term perspective, the indicators analysts will present the more qualitative outcome due to the larger database, which helps analyze the same situation from many perspectives. Turning to the collection methods, the information might be taken from different sources, such as patients, their relatives, hospital staff, and nurses themselves. Using the oral and writing questioning methods, the hospital data will be enriched by different types of information, which is critical for further analysis.
Eventually, when the analysis is provided, the most crucial part of the whole process is to transmit the results to the hospital human resources to understand the results, and some approaches will be changed. In mister J’s case, there was important to analyze the time of the patient’s treatment and the difficulties that the patient faced, such as being restrained due to the mild dementia diagnosis. Moreover, the patient’s daughter’s reaction to the treatment should also be involved in the quality indicators analysis. Consequently, the correct indicators applied to the database and consistent analysis of the provided information will increase patient medical care quality.
Finally, as a nursing shift superior, I would provide a systematic analysis of the hospital’s staff performance, their approaches to problem-solving, and coordination. In the presented case, where the rabbi was given the wrong menu, many human resources mistakes might be avoided in the future. In fact, due to the wrong database analysis or its absence, many Jewels who were treated in the hospital experience neglect of their religious constraints.
As a result, I would firstly provide a regular nursing quality analysis to apply the information to the database. Thereafter, when the whole staff is informed of the case, I would introduce a method of distinguishing the patient’s food preferences (Vanttola et al., 2019). For instance, putting the letter “K” on the receipt will mean “Kosher,” so those who will prepare the second course will be informed of the patient’s preferences. Eventually, after each shift, the whole team will analyze the problematic situations and the chosen method of resolving them so that the coordination mechanism will work regularly.
References
Merkley, J., Amaral, N., Sinno, M., Jivraj, T., Mundle, W., & Jeffs, L. (2018). Developing a Nursing Scorecard Using the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators®: A Canadian Hospital’s Experience. Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership, 31(4), 82–91. Web.
Vanttola, P., Puttonen, S., Karhula, K., Oksanen, T., & Härmä, M. (2019). Prevalence of shift work disorder among hospital personnel: A cross‐sectional study using objective working hour data. Journal of Sleep Research, 29(3), 1–8. Web.