Citation

Mark BA, Burleson DL. J. Nurs. Adm. 1995; 25(4): 52-59.

Affiliation

Department of Nursing Administration and Information Systems, School of Nursing, Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7714631

Abstract

In a random sample of 20 hospitals, the availability and consistency of five patient outcome indicators were examined, including medication administration errors, patient falls, occurrence of new decubitus ulcers, nosocomial infections, and unplanned readmission to the hospital. The results indicate that information about only two outcome indicators--medication errors and patient falls--were collected consistently by the sampled hospitals. The findings are discussed in the context of implications for the study of patient outcomes research.

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