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ArticleBMC health services research2022

Collaborative identification and prioritisation of mental health nursing care process metrics and indicators: a Delphi consensus study.

Andrew Hunter, Nora Barrett, Anne Gallen, Gillian Conway, Anne Brennan, Martina Giltenane, Louise Murphy

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Andrew HunterSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, National University Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland. andrew.hunter@nuigalway.ie.
Nora BarrettSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, National University Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.
Anne GallenNursing and Midwifery Planning and Development Unit, Health Services Executive, North-West, Dublin, Ireland.
Gillian ConwayNursing and Midwifery Planning and Development Unit, Health Services Executive, West/Mid-West, Dublin,, Ireland.
Anne BrennanNursing and Midwifery Planning and Development Unit, Health Services Executive, North East, Dublin, Ireland.
Martina GiltenaneSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, National University Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.
Louise MurphySchool of Nursing and Midwifery, National University Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.
Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway · IEHealth Service Executive · IE

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Abstract

backgroundThe Irish Office of Nursing & Midwifery Services Director (ONMSD) commissioned the development an updated suite of mental health nursing metrics and indicators for implementation in Irish mental health clinical settings. While measuring care processes does offer the potential to improve care quality, the choice of which mental health nursing metrics to measure presents a significant challenge, both in Ireland and internationally. The provision of safe and high-quality mental health nursing care stems from nurses' expertise, skills and overall capacity to provide recovery focused care across a range of health care settings. Accordingly, efforts to measure what mental health nurses do depends on the identification of those care processes that contribute to mental health nursing practice. This paper reports on the identification, development and prioritisation of a national suite of Quality Care Metrics (QCM), along with their associated indicators, for mental health nursing care processes in Ireland.

methodsThe study was undertaken over four phases; i) a systematic literature review to identify mental health care process metrics and their associated indicators of measurement; ii) a two-round, online Delphi survey of mental health nurses to develop consensus on the suit of mental health nursing care process metrics; iii) a two-round online Delphi survey of mental health nurses to develop consensus on the indicators to be used to measure the agreed metrics; and iv) a face-to-face consensus meeting with mental health nurses and service user representatives to develop consensus on the final suite of metrics and indicators.

resultsFollowing these four phases 9 metrics and their 71 associated indicators were agreed for inclusion in the final suite of Mental Health Nursing QCM. These metrics are applicable across the life span and the range of mental health nursing health care settings.

conclusionThe development of this suite of Mental Health Nursing QCM and their indicators represents an opportunity for the measurement of safe and high-quality mental health nursing care for application in Ireland and internationally. This initial development of metrics and indicators should be followed by a rigorous baseline review of QCM uptake and implementation amongst mental health nurses as part of an ongoing evaluation.

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BenchmarkingPsychiatric NursingQuality of Health CareDelphi TechniqueHumansDelphi surveyMental Health Nursing care processesQuality care metrics

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