RN participation in organizational decision making and improvements in resident outcomes.
In the study on which this article is based, nursing homes with the most improvements in resident outcomes had greater registered nurse (RN) participation in decision making than did homes with the least improvements. The results suggest that nursing homes that want to improve quality can use RN participation to make improvements without significantly increasing costs. Complexity theory served as a framework for the study.
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Duke University Medical Center, School of Nursing, Durham, NC, USA.
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D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D005260:Female; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D013781:Texas