Determination of Nursing Sensitive Indicators for Intensive Care Units in Turkey: A Qualitative Study

Authors : Beratiye ONER, Ayişe KARADAĞ

Pages : 9-21

Doi:10.58770/joinihp.1242718

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Publication Date : 2023-03-23

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Introduction: Assessment of the quality of health services continues to be one of the top research areas from past to present. The development of nursing-sensitive indicators is one of the critical elements in assessing the quality of nursing care. This study aims to determine the nursing-sensitive indicators for intensive care unit insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ICU);s. Methods: This research was conducted between May 2017 and October 2017 using a descriptive qualitative research phenomenological design. The research was assessed by the qualitative research paradigm based on Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(COREQ);. Ethics committee approval of the study and written permissions from the selected hospitals were obtained. The research was performed with in-depth face-to-face interviews with 12 participants from three different hospitals and nursing education institutions through a semi-structured interview form. During the interviews, voice recordings were taken with prior permission, and the recordings obtained were deciphered word by word and evaluated with content analysis. Results: As a result of the research, four main themes were created; the patient-focused outcome indicators, the nurse-focused outcome indicators, the nursing-focused process/intervention indicators, and the organizational-focused structural indicators. Under these main themes, nursing-sensitive indicators have been determined. Conclusion: Nosocomial infections and pressure ulcers were the two-leading nursing-sensitive indicators. This research suggests developing policies and procedures for forming a national database specific to nursing, including nursing-sensitive indicators.
Keywords : Intensive care, nursing, nursing sensitive indicator