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Table 1 Quality care process metrics and indicators [19]

From: Development of nursing quality care process metrics and indicators for intellectual disability services: a literature review and modified Delphi consensus study

Quality Care Process Metric

Quality Care Process Indicator

A quantifiable measure that captures quality in terms of how (or to what extent) nursing care is being performed in relation to an agreed standard.

A quantifiable measure that captures what nurses are doing to provide that care in relation to a specific tool or method.