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Outcomes Management As part of a leadership course in my nursing program curriculum, we are studying outcomes management. Our assignment was to pose questions to an online nursing discussion board regarding outcomes management. My questions regarding outcomes management are as follows: According to our textbook, Leadership and Nursing Care Management, outcomes researchers are especially concerned with understanding the "real" differences between expected and observed outcomes and between outcomes on different units, institutions, and points in time (Huber, 2010). Can anyone give me an example of a "real" difference between expected and observed outcomes in practice? What mixing of staff skill level is necessary or appropriate to achieve optimal outcomes for patients with critical and general acuity? Is there more of a certain skill necessary for achieving the outcomes of the critically ill populations? Which step of the process of managing outcomes do you find most important, if any? Data collected about outcomes Trends identified Variances investigated Service delivery changes are determined Changes are implemented and evaluated Thank you in advance for your assistance on this assignment. Reference: Huber, D. (2010). Leadership and nursing care management. Maryland Heights, Mo: Saunders.