Engaging frontline staff in performance improvement: the American Organization of Nurse Executives implementation of Transforming Care at the Bedside collaborative.

Jack Needleman; Marjorie L. Pearson; Valda Upenieks V; Tracy Yee; Joelle Wolstein; Melissa Parkerton

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Engaging frontline staff in performance improvement: the American Organization of Nurse Executives implementation of Transforming Care at the Bedside collaborative.

February 3, 2016

Needleman J, Pearson ML, Upenieks V, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2016;42(2):61-69.

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This evaluation of the Transforming Care at the Bedside initiative—a collaborative intended to drive engagement of bedside nurses in enhancing safety through unit-based quality improvement projects—found highly positive perceptions of the program and evidence of widespread implementation of new innovations.

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