Kansas City PIN Project Taps Nurse Leadership to Improve Patient Outcomes
January 27, 2011 | Story
Nurse groups identify unit-level problems, develop and implement solutions.
Nurses
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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Kansas City Consortium Identifies and Prepares for Region's Nursing Needs
October 1, 2004 | Program Result
From 1996 through 2002, a consortium based at the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Nursing developed a Web-based nursing career information service for prospective and current nurses.
Each Nursing Specialty Needs Its Own Fine-Tuned Forecasting Software
July 1, 2000 | Program Result
The Greater Cleveland Hospital Association developed a PC-based computer program that forecasts the demand for nurses.
Transforming Hospital Culture, And Sharing the Lessons Learned
April 11, 2008 | Story
A small, struggling Kansas City children's hospital reinvents itself, starting with a vision that at first seemed as impossible as it was bold.
Missouri Nurse Leaders Stand Up for APRNs, Health Care Consumers
April 30, 2012 | Story
Freeing up advanced practice registered nurses to provide unrestricted care is just one of the many priorities on the Missouri Action Coalition's agenda.
Transforming Hospital Culture
December 16, 2008 | Program Result
In the early 2000s, hospitals began taking steps to improve their organizational culture. They aimed to address several challenges, including patient dissatisfaction, nursing shortages and poor financial performance.
Boone Hospital to Employees: Be Nice or Leave
December 16, 2008 | Program Result
In 1993, Boone Hospital Center's new president, faced with changes in healthcare financing and increased competition, introduced a new job requirement: employees had to be nice.
From Status Quo to Top Children's Hospital
December 16, 2008 | Program Result
In 1993, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics in Kansas City, Mo. needed a push. It got one from a visionary CEO who had a bold vision: It would be the best children's hospital in the world.
Kane County Health Director Paul Kuehnert: Working from Personal Experience
October 27, 2009 | Story
Kuehnert’s role is to teach basic care skills and help mothers and babies develop a strong relationship.
Teaching New Mothers Needed Skills
October 15, 2007 | Story
"Against all odds, our community health leaders continue to remind us of the difference that one person can make and we are exceedingly proud of their endeavors," says Judith Stavisky, MPH, MEd, RWJF senior program officer.