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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.
August 9, 2011 | Program Result
Transforming Care at the Bedside-New Jersey is a state specific application of the nurse-driven TCAB process of hospital improvement. This is a look at the project's progress at the halfway mark.
July 11, 2011 | Program Result
Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB) was a national initiative to improve hospital patient care and the hospital work environment by empowering front-line nurses to implement innovative new practices on their units.
National Program
The TCAB program was led by the Institute for Health Improvement (IHI), and has generated significant information about the value of involving nurses and other front-line staff in the redesign of care delivery models and systems.
August 15, 2010 | Program Result
The American Academy of Nursing's Workforce Commission developed Technology Drill Downs through which nurses identified technological solutions to workflow problems - which were introduced in 25 acute-care hospitals across the country.
June 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article captures the creation and impact of the Proclamation of Change, highlighting how three programs came together synergistically to change care in hospitals and outpatient setting.
January 1, 2006 | Journal Article
Nurses are the largest group of health care professionals providing direct patient care in hospitals, and the quality of care for hospital patients is strongly linked to the performance of nursing staff, according to an Institute of Medicine report. ...
July 5, 2011 | Story
"There's that stigma where the doctor is some almighty person, and the nurse is in more of a subservient role."
December 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Assisted living capacity has a modest impact on who uses nursing home care—and how sick they are.
October 6, 2008 | Program Result
Investigators led a multisite study designed to explore how nurses use their time and whether the design of their workplace has an impact on patient care.