Advanced Nursing Performance Analytics In Emergency Departments: Integrating Kpis, Patient Flow Metrics, And Clinical Outcomes

Abstract

The Emergency Departments are very complex, resource-constrained, and time-sensitive settings with patient acuity, patient overcrowding, and workforce-to-patient ratio being influential factors of care or patient safety. Advanced Nursing Performance Analytics (ANPA) is real-time data, predictive analytics, and dashboards and decision-support systems to streamline nursing workflow, situational awareness, and evidence-based practice. The research paper investigates a correlation between ANPA, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), patient flow measures, and patient outcomes in EDs. The sample population included 180 registered nurses in the Emergency Department of King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia who were recruited through a convenience sampling technique that was in line with the cross-sectional design. The applicants had to be in active clinical positions and have at least six months of professional experience so that they would be familiar with performance monitoring, patient flow process, and outcome-oriented practices. The participants were asked to fill in the designed self-administered questionnaires evaluating ANPA, KPIs, patient flow efficiency, and clinical outcomes using a five-point Likert scale. Descriptive statistics indicated the high mean score on all the constructs, which means that there was high agreement on the usefulness of analytics in nursing practice. Pearson correlation test revealed that ANPA had significant positive relationships with KPIs (r = 0.72, p < 0.01), patient flow measures (r = 0.68, p < 0.01), and clinical measures (r = 0.75, p < 0.01). These results indicate that a combination of high-level analytics and KPI monitoring and patient flow management can lead to increased efficiency of operations, less overcrowding, and improved patient safety and satisfaction. The findings highlight the importance of evidence-based and analytics-based nursing practice to streamline the process of emergency care delivery.