Researchers reviewed patient outcome data from its National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators submitted by 11,325 units from more than 1,575 U.S. hospitals.
Key findings:
- Patient safety events increased in all seven types of units measured in the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators: adult critical care, medical, step-down, high quality, moderate acuity, surgical and med-surg.
- Inpatient falls increased across medical, stepdown, surgical and med-surg units throughout the duration of 2020.
- Stage 2 hospital-acquired pressure injuries increased across all seven unit types in Q4 2020.
- Central line-associated bloodstream infection rates increased across high quality and moderate acuity units from Q2 through Q4 2020.
Editor’s note: This article was updated Nov. 7.
