• Mrs. Metilda S Bijapur
• Mr. Tilak Joshi
• Ms. Mani Bijlee

Measuring the impact of nursing care on patient outcome is indeed a complex task. Despite the fact that Nurses make up the largest proportion of the health care workforce, shortage of nurses and the cost of the nursing workforce is a growing concern worldwide. To achieve positive patient outcomes, standardized measures are essential to evaluate nursing interventions and implement quality improvement initiatives. Patient satisfaction is central indicator for health care quality. Aims: To assess the quality of nursing care provided and explores the relationship between nursing care and patient satisfaction so as to determine the association between patient satisfactions with nursing care. Conceptual Frame work Donabedian Quality Improvement framework was adopted in this study, Methodology A quantitative exploratory research design, Non Probability Purposive sampling technique based on the inclusions and exclusions criteria 600 patients and 610 staff nurses were selected, data was collected using a structured Performa for Socio demographic variables of the samples, Performance Indicators, Patient Satisfaction Scale and Performance Observational checklist.   Results Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Majority of the subject’s professional qualifications 83.8% were GNM and 24.2% had maximum 1-2 years of experience in the current ward, whereas majority 65.5% of the subjects, were between the age of 41-60 years. The staff nurses’ practice level 86.67% were moderately compliant, comparatively patient satisfaction with nursing care 58% of patients were very satisfied. Significant association between Nursing Care and years of experience in the current ward (1-2years) at 0.05 level of significance and High significance between patient satisfaction with age (41-60years) and gender (Male) was found. Conclusion The findings revealed that the quality of nursing care provided did not reach the desirable level. There was a significant association between level of Patient Satisfaction (PSS) and Nursing Care among patients admitted in hospital with their personal variables. There is a need to introduce Standards like Performance Indicator, patient Satisfaction scale and develop a standard staffing pattern to enhance quality in nursing care.

Quality, Nursing Care, Patient satisfaction scale, Performance Indicator, Staffing standards

"“An Exploratory study to find the relationship between Nursing Care and Patient Outcomes by using Performance Indicators in view to Standardize Staffing requirements in a tertiary care teaching hospital”.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 1, page no.b703-b713, January-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2201192.pdf

"“An Exploratory study to find the relationship between Nursing Care and Patient Outcomes by using Performance Indicators in view to Standardize Staffing requirements in a tertiary care teaching hospital”.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 1, page no. ppb703-b713, January-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2201192.pdf