title: Measuring and improving health care quality: nursing's contribution to the state of science.
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Doris C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Vahey
authors.forename: Beth Ann
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Swan
authors.forename: Norma M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: Pamela H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009732:Nursing Care; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States