The outcome statement "Patients will experience a ten percent reduction in urinary tract infections as a result of enhanced staff training related to catheterization and prompted voiding" is:
a. Physician-sensitive and nonmeasurable.
b. Measurable and nursing-sensitive.
c. Precise, measurable, and physician-sensitive.
d. Patient care–centered and nonmeasurable.
ANS: B
Nursing-sensitive outcomes refer to outcomes that are affected by nursing activity and are precise, measurable, and patient-centered.
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