Nurse-driven programs to improve patient outcomes: transforming care at the bedside, integrated nurse leadership program, and the clinical scene investigator academy.
As the national quality agenda continues to be a key driver in healthcare, more programs are being developed to teach staff nurses how to lead quality change projects. Nurses are in a unique position to do this work; however, they may lack project management and leadership skills to do so. The authors provide a content analysis that compares and contrasts 3 such programs.
Kliger
Julie
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Integrated Nurse Leadership Program, Center for the Health Professions, San Francisco, California, USA.
Lacey
Susan R
SR
Olney
Adrienne
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Cox
Karen S
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O'Neil
Edward
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D003479:Curriculum; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D016730:Program Development; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods*; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014146:Training Support; D014481:United States