A nurse administrator is at a meeting with nurses on the quality council.Several new members are sitting on the council.They ask the nurse administrator to clarify what a nursing-sensitive outcome is.Which response by the nurse administrator best defines nursing-sensitive outcomes?
A) "Nursing-sensitive outcomes determine the patient's progress as a result of prescribed treatments, such as medications."
B) "Patient falls is an example of a nursing-sensitive outcome because they are directly affected by nursing interventions."
C) "Nursing-sensitive outcomes promote universal health care."
D) "We use nursing-sensitive outcomes at this hospital to evaluate nursing tasks and to determine safe staffing ratios."

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A nursing-sensitive outcome is a measurable patient or family state,behavior,or perception that is largely influenced by and sensitive to nursing interventions.Patient falls is one nursing-sensitive outcome because they are a direct measure of nursing care.Because the prescriber determines prescribed treatments,the progress of the patient's condition as a result of prescribed treatments is not an evaluation of a nursing-sensitive outcome.Promotion of universal health care and determining staffing ratios are not components of nursing-sensitive outcomes.

A Nurse Administrator Is at a Meeting with Nurses on the Quality