Quality Improvement for Nurse Managers

This book and CD-ROM clearly outline a nurse leader's role in quality improvement and offer simple instructions to improve patient outcomes through nurse education and engagement. In an easy-to-understand format, this guide explains how to engage staff, how to choose, measure, and benchmark nursing quality data, and how to use QI projects to achieve positive results.

This resource provides:

• A simplified approach to quality improvement reporting, benchmarking, and staff engagement
• Easy-to-understand explanations on how to collect and report data in a meaningful way
• Specific sections on nursing quality indicators, staff engagement, and benchmarking to help hospitals striving for ANCC Magnet Recognition Program designation*
• Customizable tools and templates that you can put to use immediately
• Practical guidance on a topic many nurses struggle with a recent poll featured in The Joint Commission's Journal on Quality and Patient Safety found that 40% of nurses are poorly educated about quality improvement

Content includes:

• Quality Improvement As a Management Tool
• The Role of Nursing in QI
• Quality Improvement Planning
• Quality Measurement, Monitoring, and Analysis
• Nursing Sensitive Indicators
• Quality Reporting and Communication
• Engaging Nurses in QI
• Process Improvement Basics

2012, Softcover, HcPro