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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March 4, 2013 | Journal Article
Researchers found that a 10-point increase in the percentage of nurses holding a baccalaureate degree in nursing within a hospital was associated with an average reduction of 2.12 deaths for every 1,000 patients.
April 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Read the perspectives of principal investigators from INQRI-funded implementation sites: strategies, challenges, successes, and lessons learned.
May 1, 2013 | Story
New study finds nurse staffing plays important role in implementation of measures that improve care for heart failure patients in rural hospitals.
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
The success of this nurse-led collaborative underscores the role of nurses in quality improvement.
March 28, 2013 | Story
Nurses, doctors, and other health professionals team up in the Heartland to improve health and health care.
January 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Improving the hospital nurse work environment can prevent readmissions for three common conditions.
March 13, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
New and notable quotes on mental health nurse practitioners, ‘safety huddles,’ doctors’ views on the roles nurses play, and more.
June 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Nurses play a critical role in identifying and intercepting medication errors regardless where the error originates—at the prescribing, transcribing, dispensing or administration stages.
February 11, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
The RWJF Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative will host the next webinar in its “Translating Research Into Practice” series on February 14, 2013.
April 1, 2012 | Journal Article
A set of best practices can prevent or treat ICU-acquired delirium and weakness.