News
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June 2008 - "A Different Voice: Nurses on the Board," by Susan Meyers. Trustees Magazine, June 2008.
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May 26, 2008 - "Quantifying nurses' impact," Letter to the Editor of Modern Healthcare, written by INQRI leaders Mary Naylor and Mark Pauly.
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May-June 2008 -
Public Perceptions of Nursing Careers: The Influence of the Media and Nursing Shortages
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March 27, 2008 -
Measuring the Work Nurses Do in Coordinating Care
Research presentations by two Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative (INQRI) grantees shines a spotlight on one of the most important nursing processes.
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March 27, 2008 -
Transforming Health Quality: A Chat with INQRI Program Officer Lori Melichar
The Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative (INQRI) supports teams of nurse scholars and scholars from other disciplines to address gaps in knowledge about the relationship between nursing and health care quality. Lori Melichar serves as INQRI's senior program officer. The Foundation will announce the third round of grantees in June 2008.
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March 20, 2008 -
Demands on Nurses Grow as Hospital Quality Improvement Activities Increase
Nurses pivotal to quality improvement efforts, but shortages could curtail involvement.
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January 4, 2008 - "Data farming used to improve nursing capacity," by Diana Manos. Healthcare IT News, January 4, 2008.
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December, 2007 -
Updates on nursing leadership in the boardroom:
"Nursing Leadership: Championing Quality and Patient Safety in the Boardroom," by Margaret Fisk Mastal, Maulik Joshi, Kathryn Schulke, Nursing Economics, November-December 2007, Volume 25, Number 6.
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December 12, 2007 - "Keeping Patients from Landing Back in Hospital," by Laura Landro, The Wall Street Journal. Article about INQRI Director Mary Naylor's research on transitional care, highlighting her partnerships with Aetna, Inc. and Kaiser Permanente (Northern California region), in ongoing efforts to translate the body of evidence generated from Dr. Naylor's clinical trials into practice. Features quote from INQRI National Advisory Committee member Randall Krakauer.
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December 10, 2007 - "Nursing students turned away; Lack of faculty hinders growth in nursing field: Survey," by Melanie Evans, Modern Healthcare. Features quotes from RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey and Senior Program Officer Sue Hassmiller.
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October 22, 2007 - "Nurses take up quality mantle; New initiatives move them into quality reporting," by Melanie Evans, Modern Healthcare. Features quote from INQRI Project Director, Mary Naylor.
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September 24, 2007 - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Awards $3.6 Million to Identify Ways to Keep Patients Safe, Improve Quality
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July, 2007 - Check out the National Quality Forum's issue brief, "Nursing Performance Measurement and Reporting: A Status Report."
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September 27, 2006 - New Research Projects Will Examine How Nurses' Contributions Affect Patient Care And Safety
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November 15, 2005 - RWJF Launches New Research Initiative to Explore Nursings's Impact on Patient Care and Safety
