Nursing's bond to patients and link to quality of care are pivotal, as nurses make up more that half of the health care workforce. To improve the quality of hospital care, we must also transform the quality of nursing care at the patient's bedside.
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May 1, 2012 | Report
Collaborative program applies rigorous research standards to identify the ways in which nurses contribute to patient care across a range of settings.
April 11, 2012 | Report
In health care, the debate over policies that promote nurse educational progression is still raging. This paper reviews the evidence and the experiential knowledge to date, and proposes a preliminary framework for understanding the financial trade-offs that health care employers may want to consider as they determine the costs and benefits of investing in nursing education.
March 1, 2012 | Report
This guide was developed for regional and state nursing leaders who share Oregon Consortium for Nursing Education's vision of nursing education reform that promotes high-quality nursing care, and an increased number of baccalaureate-prepared nurses.
February 8, 2012 | Report
Multiple forces are influencing the context of public health and the many roles public health nurses play.
October 1, 2010 | Report
This product was provided to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation by the grantee organization, Pitt Memorial Hospital Foundation Inc.
March 25, 2009 | Report
Case Studies of Top Performing Organizations
January 1, 2009 | Report
This white paper provides a cost-benefit analysis for Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB). TCAB is a program to improve processes and outcomes in hospital medical and surgical units and is funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
June 1, 2006 | Report
This paper is a response to the current and increasingly daunting crisis resulting from the shortage of nurses. This paper focuses on one approach—the retention of the older nurse to the usual retirement age and even beyond.
January 1, 2006 | Report
The goal of this section of the toolkit Transforming Care at the Bedsite is to convince hospital executives to fully support efforts led by nurses and other frontline staff to increase the quality and patient-centeredness of care¿while also increasing job satisfaction and retention.
June 4, 2008 | Report
The TCAB Partnership