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1. Nurse/Patient Empowerment in Practice Essay 2
Nurse/Patient Empowerment in Practice Essay 2Nurse/Patient Empowerment in Practice
Essay 2As a registered nurse, you have the power to influence change in patient outcomes.
An important aspect of influencing change is identifying areas that need improvement. This
is done primarily through measurement of data. There are several different measures to
gather data within organizations as well as on a national scale. Some of these measurements
include core measures, standards, best practices, evidence-based practices, and the National
Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI). These mechanisms have also been
discussed as a means for helping nurses to deliver quality care and improve patient safety.
Each measurement essentially focuses on providing care that is safe, effective, patient-
centered, timely, efficient, and equitable.Although there are several different
measurements, NDNQI data is used in the process of attaining Magnet Recognition. Magnet
Recognition is the highest honor a health care organization can receive for nursing
excellence and high-quality patient care. The nurse-specific measures presented in the
NDNQI help inform nursing staffs and their organizations of areas where nursing practices
can be improved and where nursing practice efforts are producing positive clinical
outcomes. Nurses must be directly involved in developing and implementing action plans
based on the data presented by the NDNQI.This week, you will explore the importance of
nurse empowerment in effecting change and how action plans are created based on the
results of the NDNQI as presented on a dashboard. You will also consider how nurses
advocate for patients’ rights, even when that means ing a patient whose personal choices
may have negative health outcomes.Learning ObjectivesStudents will:ORDER NOW FOR
CUSTOMIZED, PLAGIARISM-FREE PAPERSEvaluate strategies to empower both the nurse
and the patient to improve quality of careAnalyze the use of National Database of Nursing
Quality Indictors for nurse empowerment in practiceAnalyze nurse empowerment in
relation to use of quality improvement data for practiceAnalyze practice experiences for
patient or nurse empowermentAnalyze quality improvement dashboards for nursing
plansNote: The Assignment related to these Learning Objectives is introduced this week and
submitted in Week 5.Photo Credit: [Eva Katalin Kondoros]/[iStock / Getty Images
Plus]/Getty ImagesLearning ResourcesNote: To access this week’s required library
resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials
section of your Syllabus.Required Readings Nurse/Patient Empowerment in Practice Essay
2Brown, D. S., Aydin, C. E., & Donaldson, N. (2008). Quartile dashboards: Translating large
data sets into performance improvement priorities. Journal of Healthcare Quality, 30(6),

2. 18–30. doi: 10.1111/j.1945-1474.2008.tb01166.xNote: You will access this article from the
Walden Library databases. Typically, references should be within five to seven years of
publication. However, this publication is considered a classical research reference
pertaining to quality improvement and the use of data sets.Cole, C., Wellard, S., & Mummery,
J. (2014). Problematising autonomy and advocacy in nursing. Nursing Ethics, 21(5), 576–
582. doi: 10.1177/0969733013511362Note: You will access this article from the Walden
Library databases.Garrard, L., Boyle, D. K., Simon, M., Dunton, N., & Gajewski, B. (2016).
Reliability and validity of the NDNQI® injury falls measure. Western Journal of Nursing
Research, 38(1), 111–128. doi: 10.1177/019394591454281Note: You will access this
article from the Walden Library databases.Giancarlo, C., Comparcini, D., & Simonetti, V.
(2014). Workplace empowerment and nurses’ job satisfaction: A systematic literature
review. Journal of Nursing Management, 22(7), 855–871. doi: 10.1111/jonm.12028Note:
You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.Guglielmi, C. L., Stratton, M.,
Healy, G. B., Shapiro, D., Duffy, W. J., Dean, B. L., & Groah, L. K. (2014). The growing role of
patient engagement: Relationship-based care in a changing health care system. AORN,
99(4), 517–528. doi: 10.1016/j.aorn.2014.02.007Note: You will access this article from the
Walden Library databases.Rock, M. J., & Hoebeke, R. (2014). Informed consent: Whose duty
to inform? MEDSURG Nursing, 23(3), 189–194. Retrieved from
http://web.b.ebscohost.com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=9&si
d=273f009b-d8f5-4cd8-8f01-0973c944bcf7%40sessionmgr104&hid=107Note: You will
access this article from the Walden Library databases.American Hospital Association.
(2003). The patient care partnership: Understanding expectations, rights and
responsibilities. Retrieved from http://www.aha.org/content/00-
10/pcp_english_030730.pdf Nurse/Patient Empowerment in Practice Essay 2 Read through
this document created by the American Hospital Association. This document was created
for inpatient hospital stays. However, it is applicable to other practice settings as
well.Montalvo, I. (2007). The national database of nursing quality indicators. The Online
Journal of Issues in Nursing, 12(3). Retrieved from
http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJI
N/TableofContents/Volume122007/No3Sept07/NursingQualityIndicators.htmlInstitute for
Healthcare Improvement. (2016). Retrieved from
http://www.ihi.org/Pages/default.aspx The IHI offers numerous resources for improving
nursing practice and patient care. Explore a variety of topics and examine some of the
resources available.National Quality Forum. (2016b). Retrieved from
http://www.qualityforum.org/Home.aspx The National Quality Forum (NQF) strives to
improve patient safety and reduce medical errors. Explore the NQF’s endorsed standards
and consider how they apply to nursing practice.Document: Dashboard Directions (Word
document)Document: Sample Dashboard (Excel spreadsheet)Required MediaLaureate
Education. (Producer). (2009a). Topics in clinical nursing: Accountability and nursing
practice [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.