Question

How is data used to evaluate outcomes? Provide an example as it relates to an area of nursing.

Answer 1

Answer:

Data is used to evaluate the treatment that is provided to the patient in each episode of nursing diagnosis.

Explanation:

An outcome measure is a tool that is used to assess the current status of the patient that is influenced by the nursing interventions. It is marked by the status of the resolution for individual nursing diagnosis as being either resolved or not.

The data collected by outcome measures supports in establishing the foundation for providing the correct medical treatment to the patient. Which later helps to assess the treatment provided to the patient. It provides reliable and credible justification for the treatment on an individual patient level.

Below are a few examples of these outcome measures;

• Mortality
• Timeliness of care
• Safety of care
• Patient Experience
• Effectiveness of care