title: Leveraging data to transform nursing care: insights from nurse leaders.
abstract: A study was undertaken to gain insight into how nurse leaders are influencing the use of performance data to improve nursing care in hospitals. Two themes emerged: getting relevant, reliable, and timely data into the hands of nurses, and the leaders' ability to "connect the dots" in working with different stakeholders. Study findings may inform nurse leaders in their efforts to leverage data to transform nursing care.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Health Services Research Unit Knowledge Translation and Exchange Program (Drs Jeffs and Nincic), Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Dr Hayes), University of Toronto; Nursing Research, St Michael's Hospital (Dr Jeffs and Ms Lo), Toronto; Health Outcomes for Better Information and Care (Ms White); and Keenan Research Centre of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital (Dr Jeffs), Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Lianne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jeffs
authors.forename: Vera
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nincic
authors.forename: Peggy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Laureen
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.forename: Joyce
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lo
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007857:Leadership; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D058996:Quality Improvement