A nurse-driven system for improving patient quality outcomes

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 168-175

  Johnson, Kathie ^a   Hallsey, David ^a   Meredith, Rita L ^a   Warden, Elizabeth ^a  

^a FORSYTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous improvement; Magnet model; Quality improvement; Shared governance model

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DOCUMENTATION; FALLING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSING; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; STANDARD; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; DOCUMENTATION; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSING CARE; NURSING RECORDS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL STAFF COMMITTEES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33646843432     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001786-200604000-00013     Document Type: Review

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