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. 2021 Aug;19(4):371-377.
doi: 10.1016/j.mnl.2021.05.003. Epub 2021 May 20.

Nurse Sensitive Indicators and How COVID-19 Influenced Practice Change

Karen A Grimley, Nicole Gruebling, Arati Kurani, David Marshall

Nurse Sensitive Indicators and How COVID-19 Influenced Practice Change

Karen A Grimley et al. Nurse Lead. 2021 Aug.

Abstract

Hospitals and health systems have only now started to realize the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of nursing care. This analysis outlines the effects of the pandemic on nurse sensitive indicators (NSI) as described by chief nursing officers from across the nation. Demographic data concerning staffing and NSIs, including performance and surveillance during COVID-19, were collected to gain a national perspective on the collective experience of chief nursing executives. Shared solutions and lessons learned through the pandemic were captured during round-table discussions with 272 executives.

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HAC Performance: Cases Without COVID-19. The timeframe: October 2019 to December 2020; ages 18+ years, N = 599 hospitals. Excludes any diagnosis U07.1 that became effective on April 1, 2020. Source: Vizient Clinical Data Base/Resource Manager.
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HAC Performance: Cases With COVID-19. The timeframe: October 2019 to December 2020; ages 18+ years, N = 599 hospitals. Includes any diagnosis U07.1 that became effective on April 1, 2020. Source: Vizient Clinical Data Base/Resource Manager.
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NSI Inquiry.
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