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Nursing in the Ambulatory Patient Care Environment</h2> <h3 class="rteindent1"><em><img alt="" src="/./sites/default/files/images/icons/blue-dot-8p.png" /> How do you quantify ambulatory care nurse value with metrics?</em></h3> <h3 class="rteindent1"><em><img alt="" src="/./sites/default/files/images/icons/blue-dot-8p.png" /> How do you quantify the impact of the ambulatory care RN role on patient care and outcomes?</em></h3> <h3 class="rteindent1"><em><img alt="" src="/./sites/default/files/images/icons/blue-dot-8p.png" /> What Nurse-Sensitive Indicators (NSIs) are you using in ambulatory care?</em></h3> <hr /><p>Nurse-Sensitive Indicators (NSIs) assess, evaluate, and articulate the value of ambulatory care nursing.</p> <p><a href="/get-involved/special-interest-groups/nurse-sensitive-indicator-nsi" title="Read more">Learn about the NSI Special Interest Group</a>.</p>  <p> </p>  <p class="rtecenter"> </p>   <div class="collapsible-container closed" id="nsireport"> <h3 class="nsireport-report"><a href="#nsireport-report">Ambulatory Care Nurse-Sensitive Indicator Industry Report</a></h3> <div class="pane"> <p>The <em>AAACN Ambulatory Care Nurse-Sensitive Indicator Industry Report</em> (2016) proposed initial ambulatory care NSIs and additional publications have reported progress. The AAACN/CALNOC collaboration validated the role of the RN in ambulatory care settings with the development of the nation's first ambulatory care NSI registry database.</p> <p>I<img alt="" src="/./sites/default/files/images/nsi-nurses-download-225w.png" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; float: right; margin: 5px;" />n spring 2013, the American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN) Board of Directors commissioned a task force to identify and define nurse-sensitive indicators specific to the ambulatory care setting, and the <em>Ambulatory Care Nurse-Sensitive Indicator Industry Report: Meaningful Measurement of Nursing in the Ambulatory Patient Care Environment</em> was published in 2016.</p> <p><em><strong>This landmark document explores:</strong></em></p> <ul><li>The evidence behind NSIs in ambulatory care.</li> <li>Existing NSIs with recommended changes for more meaningful use in ambulatory care.</li> <li>13 newly proposed measures that uniquely reflect the role of the RN in the ambulatory care setting.</li> </ul><p>You can use this report as a stepping stone to enhance quality reporting and benchmarking to drive nursing excellence in ambulatory care.</p> <p><strong><em>NSI Industry Report </em>Table of Contents</strong></p> <ul><li>Section 1: Overview of Information Affecting Quality Measurement in Ambulatory Care Nursing</li> <li>Section 2: Review of Existent Endorsed Ambulatory Care Nurse-Sensitive Indicator Measures</li> <li>Section 3: AAACN NSI Task Force Proposed Indicators for Development and Endorsement: Existent Health Care Measures Adapted and Recommended as Ambulatory Care Nurse-Sensitive Indicator Measures</li> <li>Section 4: AAACN NSI Task Force Proposed Indicators for Development and Endorsement: Original Measures Recommended as Ambulatory Care Nurse-Sensitive Indicator Measures</li> <li>Section 5: Current Exemplars in Ambulatory Care Nurse-Sensitive Indicator Measurement</li> <li>Section 6: Glossary of Definitions and Supportive Statements</li> <li>Section 7: References and Additional Readings</li> </ul><p>The <em>NSI Report</em> is available to everyone!</p> </div> <h3 class="nsireport-download"><a href="#nsireport-download">Download the FREE Report</a></h3> <div class="pane"> <p><em><strong>This</strong></em><em><strong> report is freely available to any AAACN member, and/or an AAACN account holder.</strong></em></p> <p class="rteindent1">If you do not have an AAACN account, you will be prompted to create one when you click the button below. <em>There is no cost for creating an account!</em></p> <p class="rteindent1">If you already have an AAACN account, you will be prompted to login if you are not already.</p> <p><a class="btn btn-primary" href="/practice-resources/ambulatory-care/nurse-sensitive-indicators/download-nsi-report">Download the Free NSI Report</a></p> <p><em>(You must be <a href="https://my.aaacn.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=AAACN&WebCode=LoginRequired&DLI=yes&URL_success=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aaacn.org%2Fnetforum_sso_web_login%3FWebLoginKey%3D%7Btoken%7D%26destination%3D/practice-resources/ambulatory-care/nurse-sensitive-indicators/download-nsi-report" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Log in">logged in</a> to fill out the form.)</em></p> </div> <h3 class="comingsoon"><a href="#comingsoon">Coming Soon: Second Edition Ambulatory Care NSI Industry Report</a></h3> <div class="pane"> <h2>Ambulatory Care Nurse-Sensitive Indicator Industry Report Meaningful Measurement of Nursing in the Ambulatory Patient Care Environment, Second Edition</h2> <p><img alt="NSICover" class="align-right" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="7a2e8a0b-6a8a-4b43-b9a1-0d123d888876" id="" padding="25px" src="/sites/default/files/images-rte/industry-report_2nd_cover_with-outline%20%281%29.png" title="" width="150px" height="2427" loading="lazy" />We are pleased to announce that the Ambulatory Care Nurse-Sensitive Indicator Industry Report Meaningful Measurement of Nursing in the Ambulatory Patient Care Environment, Second Edition, will be released later in 2024. 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