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Defining the nursing contribution to patient outcome: lessons from a review of the literature examining nursing outcomes, skill mix and changing roles
Author(s) -
Spilsbury Karen,
Meyer Julienne
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of clinical nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.94
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1365-2702
pISSN - 0962-1067
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2001.00423.x
Subject(s) - skill mix , nursing , nursing literature , outcome (game theory) , nursing research , medline , psychology , work (physics) , medicine , alternative medicine , health care , mechanical engineering , mathematics , mathematical economics , engineering , pathology , political science , law , economics , economic growth
• A review of the evidence to define the nursing contribution to patient outcome is presented. The review relies on work related to nursing sensitive outcomes, skill mix and changing roles. • Methodological difficulties associated with these studies are highlighted. • Areas requiring further research are discussed. • It is suggested that experimental evidence is not always appropriate, when attempting to describe nursing activity. The authors advocate that new methodologies, in particular practitioner‐centred research, are needed to unpack the nature of nursing.