The nurse participates in a quality assurance program and reviewing evaluation data from the previous year. Which of the following does the nurse recognize as an example of outcome evaluation?
A) A 4% increase in the number of baccalaureate prepared nurses are employed in the facility.
B) A 97% bed occupancy rate in the critical care areas; 92% bed occupancy rate in the non-critical care areas.
C) A 2% reduction in the number of repeat admissions for clients who underwent hip replacement surgery.
D) 98% of all hospital admissions had a nursing history completed within 24 hours of admission
Ans: C
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Quality assurance programs focus on three types of evaluation: structure, process, and outcome. Outcome evaluation focuses on measurable changes in the health status of clients, such as a 2% reduction in the number of repeat admissions for clients who underwent hip replacement surgery. Structure evaluation focuses on the environment in which care is provided, such as the number of baccalaureate-prepared nurses employed in the facility and bed occupancy rates. Process evaluation focuses on the nature and sequence of activities carried out by nursing implementing the nursing process, such as 98% of all hospital admissions had a nursing history completed within 24 hours of admission.
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