Evidence driving quality initiatives: the Maryland hospital association collaborative on nurse retention.
In this department, Dr Newhouse highlights hot topics in nursing outcomes, research, and evidence-based practice relevant to the nurse administrator. The goal is to discuss the practical implications for nurse leaders in diverse healthcare settings. Content includes evidence-based projects and decision making, location of measurement tools for quality improvement and safety projects, use of outcome measures to evaluate quality, practice implications of administrative research, and exemplars of projects that demonstrate innovative approaches to organizational problems.
Newhouse
Robin P
RP
University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, USA. newhouse@son.umaryland.edu
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D008396:Maryland; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000523:psychology*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D011787:Quality of Health Care