title: The relationship between the volume and type of transforming care at the bedside innovations and changes in nurse vitality.
abstract: Through an initiative called Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB), the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement have created an innovative bottom-up framework for redesigning the work environment on medical-surgical units. The specific purpose of this study, conducted by the University of California Los Angeles/RAND evaluation team, was to examine the number of innovations tested and the association of the volume of tests made and changes in a summary measurement of self-reported vitality at the 13 participating hospitals. The findings of this evaluation yielded several important implications for nurse leaders.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Nursing Administration Graduate Program, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-6917, USA. vupeniek@ucla.edu
authors.forename: Valda V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Upenieks
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Needleman
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Soban
authors.forename: Marjorie L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Pearson
authors.forename: Pat
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parkerton
authors.forename: Tracy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yee
mesh_terms: D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010557:Personnel Administration, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D013192:Staff Development; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce