The Earlier the Longer
November 12, 2012 | Journal Article
Intensive care units should take a rigorous and nuanced approach to planning patient handoffs to improve patient safety and quality of care.
Patient Safety and Outcomes
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A Multicenter, Phased, Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial to Reduce Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infections in Intensive Care Units
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
The success of this nurse-led collaborative underscores the role of nurses in quality improvement.
Validity and Usefulness of Members Reports of Implementation Progress in a Quality Improvement Initiative
November 4, 2011 | Journal Article
A 10-minute monthly survey measures progress of a team-based quality improvement intervention.
Rapid Response Teams Seen Through the Eyes of the Nurse
June 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Rapid response teams enhance nurses’ work environment and were considered so important that some nurses said they would be reluctant to work in a facility that did not have one.
SPEACS-2
May 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Bedside ICU nurses have an important role in helping nonspeaking patients communicate.
Supporting Regional Response Team Learning Networks
June 3, 2010 | Program Result Report
In December 2005 RWJF funded nine hospital associations and health care systems with grants of up to $150,000 apiece for each to work with at least 25 of their member hospitals to establish rapid response teams.
Revealing and Resolving Patient Safety Defects
December 1, 2008 | Journal Article
A program such as WalkRounds can help hospitals diagnose areas of weakness in patient safety, by encouraging interaction between leadership and front-line caregivers. However, hospitals need the commitment, leadership, and resources to implement them properly.
Balancing Interests of Hospitals and Nurse Researchers
June 11, 2011 | Journal Article
Benefits outweigh the risks of conducting collaborative nursing research.
Nurse Staffing Effects on Patient Outcomes
April 1, 2011 | Journal Article
In this study researchers examined the relationship between nurse staffing and patient outcomes to determine whether safety-net status affects that relationship.
Initial Psychometric Properties of the Pain Care Quality Survey (PainCQ)
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
A new tool measures interdisciplinary and nursing care quality of pain management from a patient's perspective.