Nursing Outcomes

The CCC of Nursing Outcomes Version 2.5 consists of 528 concepts derived from the three qualifiers used to modify the 176 Nursing Diagnoses: Improve(d), Stabilize(d), or Deteriorate(d). These three qualifiers depict the Expected Outcomes and Actual Outcomes - totaling 528 nursing outcome concepts. The Expected Outcomes represent the goal of patient care in future tense as Will: Improve, Stabilize, or Deteriorate whereas the Actual Outcomes represent whether the goals were met or not met using the qualifiers in the past tense as Improved, Stabilized, or Deteriorated.

Design Strategy

The CCC of Nursing Diagnoses expanded by three qualifiers were derived from the diagnostic statements collected on admission and on discharge that were considered to be another facet of the statement. As a result, the expected outcomes were created by using one of the three qualifiers as the expected goal of the care on the admission and the actual outcomes were evaluated on discharge. This process makes it possible to measure and/or evaluate the care process. The interventions provide the evidence for measuring the care outcomes.

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