title: Implementation of the ANA report card.
abstract: A major challenge in healthcare today is measuring the quality of care. To explore nursing's contribution to patients in acute care settings, the American Nurses Association commissioned the development of the "Nursing Report Card." This study explored whether these report card indicators capture quality care. The convenience sample comprised 1,500 patients and 300 nurses from 16 units at an academic medical center. Using regression analysis, the most consistent predictor of outcome indicators was the percentage of RNs of the total staff.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, USA. kmoore.nur1@mail.unch.unc.edu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Lynn
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: McMillen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000575:American Nurses' Association; D005260:Female; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008008:Licensure, Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011446:Prospective Studies; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015144:Southeastern United States; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce