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Transforming nursing data into quality care : profiles of quality improvement in U.S. healthcare facilities / Isis Montalvo and Nancy Dunton, editors.

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Holman Biotech Commons RT85.5 .T73 2007
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Montalvo, Isis.
Dunton, Nancy.
American Nurses Association.
Series:
ANA Publication.
[ANA Publication]
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Nursing--United States--Quality control.
Nursing.
Hospitals--United States--Quality control.
Hospitals.
Nursing Process.
Quality control.
United States.
Quality Indicators, Health Care.
Health Facilities.
Quality Assurance, Health Care--standards.
Medical Subjects:
Nursing Process.
United States.
Quality Indicators, Health Care.
Health Facilities.
Quality Assurance, Health Care--standards.
Physical Description:
v, 179 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Place of Publication:
Silver Spring, Md. : Nursesbooks.org, American Nurses Association, 2007.
Contents:
Introduction: achieving sustained healthcare improvements through the use of nursing quality indicators
Physical/sexual assault
NDNQI assault data on unit dashboards results in improved management of aggressive behavior
Maintaining staff safety while reducing the use of seclusion and restraints
Patient falls
National injury fall rate benchmarks motivate cycles of nursing process improvement
NDNQI data provide goals for fall prevention action plans
NDNQI falls data support decision making by nursing leadership councils on equipment and staff education
Using NDNQI data to monitor the success of a unit-based falls prevention pilot program
Pressure ulcer prevalence
Graphing NDNQI trend data on the intranet supports zero tolerance of hospital acquired pressure ulcers
Sharing NDNQI data with bedside nurses leads to improved skin integrity
Quality report cards inform staff nurses about pressure ulcer rates and document success of quality improvement initiatives
NDNQI data-stimulated practice improvements plans to reduce pressure ulcers
Pain assessment/intervention/reassessment cycle
Rapid cycle performance teams use NDNQI data in balanced score card to improve pain management in children
RN satisfaction
Using results from the NDNQI RN satisfaction survey to improve satisfaction and patient outcomes
Job enjoyment as an indicator of successful shared governance
Enhancing professional work environment results in higher RN job satisfaction
Appendix A. NDNQI indicators
Appendix B. National quality forum indicators.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781558102491
1558102493
OCLC:
78893153

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