Creating a nursing dream team
Teamwork is fundamental to successful nursing care. But many nursing teams struggle with poor communication, lack of confidence in fellow…
quality
Creating a self-sustaining professional culture of quality
To earn Magnet redesignation, a hospital must be able to sustain a professional culture of quality. A nurse leader at one hospital describes how her nursing staff has done just that.
Ensuring quality and saving time
The National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators® tracks the care nurses provide, helping to improve nursing practice, patient outcomes, and the work environment.
Ethics and the quality of care
Leah Curtin discusses the issue of quality care from an ethical perspective.
From your ANA President
Leading the way on quality
Implementing purposeful daily leadership rounding: A broader approach to measuring quality
Patient satisfaction has long been one way that hospitals measured quality, albeit indirectly. The surgical services division of Rush University…
Issues up close
ANA has joined the Partnership for Patients to improve patient safety.
NICU Nurses make Valentine’s Day outfits for littlest patients.
Lubbock, TX – Covenant NICU Nurses getting together to do something special for the littlest of patients. Making this Valentine’s Day…
Nurses are driving quality in all care settings
Improving the processes of care promotes better quality.
Nursing quality: Strength in numbers
"In God we trust. All others must bring data." The National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators® (NDNQI®) collects data that can improve the quality of care.
Quality: A moral primer
Research reports that one in three deaths in the United States is due to medical error, much of which is…
Sexual Activity and Contraceptive Use Among Teenagers USA 2011-2015
Objective – This report presents national estimates of sexual activity and contraceptive use among males and females aged 15–19 in…
Three Red Cross Women Who Persevered: African American History Month
The American Red Cross has served our country for more than 135 years. In honor of African-American History Month, we…
Transforming nursing to improve healthcare quality: A conversation with Dr. Donna Shalala
In an interview with AMNT, the former head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services gives her perspective as chair of the study committee for the Future of Nursing Initiative.
Why should we care? Metrics that matter
In my December editorial, I discussed dress codes for nurses and why they matter. In response, several readers asked me…
