Developing a Nursing Dashboard to Align Nursing Care Delivery With Patient and Family Needs

J Nurs Adm. 2023 Apr 1;53(4):197-203. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000001270. Epub 2023 Mar 14.

Abstract

Clinical units and their nursing staffs are heterogeneous. Advances in data and analytics provide opportunities to better match patient needs with nurse competencies. Building upon a previous publication on a unit profile dashboard, team members now describe development of a nursing dashboard aggregating characteristics of staff on each clinical unit of the hospital. This article describes methods, challenges, and future directions for nurse leaders to use the dashboards to optimize care delivery and patient and nurse outcomes.

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Competence
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Humans
  • Nurses*
  • Nursing Care*
  • Nursing Staff*