A new article from Penn Nursing faculty proposes a significant shift in how nursing care is measured within acute and critical care settings by recognizing the full scope of a nurse’s work and its impact on patient outcomes.

The key components of the proposed blueprint include nine domains of practice, or nine core areas where nurses provide essential care, encompassing not just clinical expertise but also patient education, advocacy, and emotional support.

It highlights the importance of a supportive hospital environment that empowers nurses to provide optimal patient care.

Moving beyond a simple focus on preventing negative events, the proposal advocates for measuring positive outcomes directly linked to nursing interventions.

The article also emphasizes the need for collaboration between stakeholders—nurses, researchers, policymakers, and healthcare systems—to develop and implement new outcome measures.

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