Table 1 Definitions of nurse-sensitive screening indicators
Indicators | Definition by numerator-denominator | Data collection |
|---|---|---|
Screening of delirium | Number of hospital units in which a risk score was included in the medical record for more than 80 % of all patients 70 years and older | Collected yearly from hospital unit-based data management systems. Submitted to the Inspectorate yearly by hospital organizations. |
Total number of hospital units with admitted patients 70 years and older | ||
Observation of delirium | Number of patients observed at least once using the measuring methods of DOSS or CAM for the presence of delirium, regardless of the outcome | Collected daily from hospital unit-based data management systems. Submitted to the Inspectorate yearly by hospital organizations. |
Total number of patients with an increased risk of delirium (‘screening of delirium’) | ||
Screening of malnutrition | Number of adult patients which on admission are screened for malnutrition | Collected daily from hospital unit-based data management systems. Submitted to the Inspectorate yearly by hospital organizations. |
Total number of clinically admitted adult patients in a year | ||
Standardized pain assessment in post-operative patients in the recovery room | Number of clinical post-operative patients with a standardized pain assessment in the recovery room | Collected daily from hospital unit-based data management systems. Submitted to the Inspectorate yearly by hospital organizations. |
Total number of clinical post-operative patients in the recovery room | ||
Standardized pain assessment in post-operative patients in hospital units | Number of clinical post-operative patients with a standardized pain assessment in hospital units | Collected daily from hospital unit-based data management systems. Submitted to the Inspectorate yearly by hospital organizations. |
Total number of clinical post-operative patients in hospital units |