Fanning the Flame
January 1, 2010 | Toolkit
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Patient Outcomes When Hospitals Experience a Surge in Admissions
January 1, 2005 | Journal Article
In January 2004, a California law went into effect that regulates minimum nurse/patient ratios in hospitals because several studies had documented worse patient outcomes when nurse/patient ratios fell. This study examined associations between low nurse/patient ratios and adverse patient outcomes.
Mortality Among Very Low-Birthweight Infants in Hospitals Serving Minority Populations
November 30, 2005 | Journal Article
Minority-serving hospitals may provide lower quality of care to VLBW infants compared with other hospitals. Because VLBW black infants are disproportionately treated by minority-serving hospitals.
Extending the Nurse Practitioner Concurrent Intervention Model to Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
July 1, 2004 | Journal Article
In this article, the authors present a study designed to evaluate whether quality improvement cycles performed by nurse practitioners can improve community acquired pneumonia (CAP) guideline compliance.
Transformational Change in Health Care Systems
October 1, 2007 | Journal Article
This article offers a conceptual model for understanding how organizations can move from short-term performance enhancements to sustained, organizationwide patient care improvements
In the Media: Mercy, a New Medical Drama on NBC About Three Hospital Nurses, is the Latest Nurse-Centered Television Show to Disappoint Viewers Yearning for a More Accurate and Positive Portrayal of Nurses on Television
October 29, 2009 | Story
Mercy, a New Medical Drama on NBC About Three Hospital Nurses, is the Latest Nurse-Centered Television Show to Disappoint Viewers Yearning for a More Accurate and Positive Portrayal of Nurses on Television
Archived Webcast of Forum on the Future of Nursing: Acute Care Now Available
October 27, 2009 | Story
More than 300 nurses, public policy experts and health care professionals gathered to focus on improving quality care across acute care settings.
Two New Business Models May Speed Up Adoption of Physician Performance Measurement in Outpatient Settings
July 8, 2009 | Program Result Report
Developing a business model for measuring and reporting quality
Recent Research About Nursing, May 2009
May 28, 2009 | Story
Hospital safety events take toll, new study says.
Safety Events Cost Billions, Claim Lives
May 28, 2009 | Story
The sixth annual "Health Grades Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study" relied on Medicare inpatient data.