title: The value of direct care nurses with new health care strategies.
abstract: Direct care nurses have multiple opportunities to influence quality and safety across the health care continuum. High-quality organizations recognize the value of frontline providers and drive programs to improve care and outcomes. Teamwork, communication, enhanced technology and patient- and family-centered care initiatives will support these processes, which drive the delivery of quality care. Nurses can be leaders in culture change by supporting these processes.
authors.affiliation: Christiana Care Health System in Newark, DE, USA. msherman@christianacare.org
authors.forename: Marilyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sherman
mesh_terms: D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care