Instructor’s Name: ------------Student name :---------------------
KING SAUD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING
NURSING ADMINISTRATION & EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT
1st Term 1435-36H/2014-14G
Identifying Structure, Process, and Outcome Measures :
You are a charge nurse on a postsurgical unit. Retrospective survey data reveals that many patients
report high levels of postoperative pain in the first 72 hours after surgery. You decide to make a list of
possible structure, process, and outcome variables that may be impacting the situation.
Assignment:
Identify at least three additional structure, process, and outcome measures that you might collect data
for in an effort to resolve this problem.
structure
process
outcome
The narcotic medication carts are
located some distance from the
patient rooms
Tools they use to assess pain
levels
The average wait time from the
time a patient requests pain
medication until it is administered
Shortage in nursing staff
Methods of delivery of nursing
care.
patient’s satisfaction
The hospital policies for narcotic
medication
Methods of nursing intervention
to relief pain
Improve patient –nurse
satisfaction
Instructor’s Name: ------------Student name :---------------------
KING SAUD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING
NURSING ADMINISTRATION & EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT
1st Term 1435-36H/2014-14G
Identifying Structure, Process, and Outcome Measures :
You are a charge nurse on a postsurgical unit. Retrospective survey data reveals that many patients
report high levels of postoperative pain in the first 72 hours after surgery. You decide to make a list of
possible structure, process, and outcome variables that may be impacting the situation.
Assignment:
Identify at least three additional structure, process, and outcome measures that you might collect data
for in an effort to resolve this problem.
structure
process
outcome
Instructor’s Name: ------------Student name :---------------------
KING SAUD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING
NURSING ADMINISTRATION & EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT
1st Term 1435-36H/2014-14G