Which of the following is not considered to be a nurse-sensitive patient outcome?
a. deep vein thrombosis c. shock
b. pneumonia d. hip fractures
D
Nurse-sensitive patient outcomes are those that can be impacted directly and indirectly by nursing practice. Some of these nurse-sensitive outcomes are deep vein thrombosis, pneumonia, shock, cardiac arrest, and "failure to rescue" (Needleman, Buerhaus, Mattke, Stewart, & Zelevinsky, 2002).
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