Conduct independent research on the most current information about the selected nursing-sensitive quality indicator._x000D_
Interview a professional colleague or contact who is familiar with quality monitoring and how technology can help to collect and report quality indicator data. You do not need to submit the transcript of your conversation, but do integrate what you learned from the interview into the audio tutorial. Consider these questions for your interview:_x000D_
What is your experience with collecting data and entering it into a database?_x000D_
What challenges have you experienced?_x000D_
How does your organization share with the nursing staff and other members of the health care system the quality improvement monitoring results?_x000D_
What role do bedside nurses and other frontline staff have in entering the data? For example, do staff members enter the information into an electronic medical record for extraction? Or do they enter it into another system? How effective is this process? ntroduction: Nursing-Sensitive Quality Indicator_x000D_
What is the NDNQI®?_x000D_
What are nursing-sensitive quality indicators?_x000D_
Which particular quality indicator did you select to address in your tutorial?_x000D_
Why is this quality indicator important to monitor?_x000D_
Be sure to address the impact of this indicator on quality of care and patient safety._x000D_
Why do new nurses need to be familiar with this particular quality indicator when providing patient care?_x000D_
Collection and Distribution of Quality Indicator Data_x000D_
According to your interview and other resources, how does your organization collect data on this quality indicator?_x000D_
How does the organization disseminate aggregate data?_x000D_
What role do nurses play in supporting accurate reporting and high-quality results?_x000D_
As an example, consider the importance of accurately entering data regarding nursing interventions._x000D_