The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.

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The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.

March 31, 2011

Institute of Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press: 2011.

The effective engagement of nursing is key to patient safety and care quality improvement. This text examines the potential of the profession as arbiters and leaders of efforts to redesign healthcare processes. The authors examine policy, organizational, and practice barriers to the expansion of the role.

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