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 8, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Nancy Ryan-Wenger was a lead investigator of the first-ever study to systematically elicit the views of hospitalized children and adolescents on the quality of their nursing care.
November 23, 2009 | Story
Jody Chrastek, M.S.N., R.N., C.H.P.N., co-created the first federally funded pilot program to educate nurses and other health providers about pediatric palliative care. The program is now a model for a nationwide project.
August 31, 2009 | Story
Maxine Proskurowski, R.N., M.S., is a veteran soldier in the campaign for school-based health centers, which give students of all backgrounds access to high-quality, affordable health care.
January 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Approximately 3 million children in the United States are hospitalized every year. This study examines children and adolescents' views of the quality of their nursing care while hospitalized and their physical and emotional states.
February 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Researchers conducted interview of hospital leaders and unit nurses in 25 hospitals to explore the effect of performance-based incentives.
September 29, 2011 | Story
INQRI-funded study takes first-ever systematic look at hospitalized children's perceptions of the quality of their care.
April 27, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
HCB: How did you develop an interest in physical fitness among youth? Wright-Volel: As a pediatric nurse practitioner, I see the health consequences when children are overweight or obese. However, a visit to a clinic is but one part of the solution. ...
April 21, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
Elsie Taveras, M.D., M.P.H., an alumna of the 2010 class of RWJF Physician Faculty Scholars, has an article in the April 4, 2011, issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine reporting on early results from a two-year study of interventions ...
August 25, 2008 | Program Result Report
The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools prepared an issue brief, held an invitational roundtable meeting and produced a report recommending ways to involve school-based health professionals in efforts to reduce obesity among children.
November 1, 2011 | Video/Story
It's more than two or more health professionals working side by side; it's about respect and understanding.