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Infusing Research Into Practice To Promote Quality Care, M. G. Titler, Charmaine Kleiber, Victoria Steelman, C. Goode, Barbara Rakel, J. Barry-Walker, S. Small, Kathleen Buckwalter
Infusing Research Into Practice To Promote Quality Care, M. G. Titler, Charmaine Kleiber, Victoria Steelman, C. Goode, Barbara Rakel, J. Barry-Walker, S. Small, Kathleen Buckwalter
Barbara A. Rakel
This article describes the Iowa Model of Research in Practice, a heuristic model used at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics for infusing research into practice to improve the quality of care. The components of the model are presented with examples. The impact of the model on patient, staff, and fiscal outcomes is delineated.
Determining Cost Of Nursing Interventions: A Beginning, J. Dochterman, G. Bulechek, B. Head, D. Ahrens, I. Androwich, M. Clarke, P. Cullen, R. Friedrich, L. Gerand, O. Glick, S. Haas, Keela Herr, M. Johnson, Meridean Maas, K. Megivern, J. Mentes, Sue Moorhead, K. Morex, B. Nagles, L. Nosek, M. J. Oakland, S. Pehler, K. Podgorney, Barbara Rakel, C. Rapp, P. Sisul, Victoria Steelman, M. Titler, F. Vlasses
Determining Cost Of Nursing Interventions: A Beginning, J. Dochterman, G. Bulechek, B. Head, D. Ahrens, I. Androwich, M. Clarke, P. Cullen, R. Friedrich, L. Gerand, O. Glick, S. Haas, Keela Herr, M. Johnson, Meridean Maas, K. Megivern, J. Mentes, Sue Moorhead, K. Morex, B. Nagles, L. Nosek, M. J. Oakland, S. Pehler, K. Podgorney, Barbara Rakel, C. Rapp, P. Sisul, Victoria Steelman, M. Titler, F. Vlasses
Barbara A. Rakel
Creating more sophisticated models that describe and value nursing care will enable more sophisticated management of nursing resources. The authors used the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) as the basis for describing actions performed by nurses. Nursing experts evaluated each intervention in order to assign the time required for each task and the minimum level of education required to perform each task. Fifty-four percent of the interventions were determined to require fewer than 30 minutes. Over 70% of the interventions in the NIC were deemed to require basic RN education to per-form them safely and appropriately. With the time and skill …
University Of Iowa Hospital And Clinics: Outcomes Management, Mary Berg, M. Dreher, K. Davenport, J. Greiner, R. Howell, A. Mutnick, G. Jensen, Barbara Rakel, F. Johlin, V. Kraus, R. Reiter, K. Leo, J. Ryan, J. Mccloskey
University Of Iowa Hospital And Clinics: Outcomes Management, Mary Berg, M. Dreher, K. Davenport, J. Greiner, R. Howell, A. Mutnick, G. Jensen, Barbara Rakel, F. Johlin, V. Kraus, R. Reiter, K. Leo, J. Ryan, J. Mccloskey
Barbara A. Rakel
Delivery of quality patient care and management of patient outcomes is critical to the success of academic medical centers in the ever-changing health care market. The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) promotes quality care through the provision of organizational structures and processes that are described in this article. In addition, quality of care and outcomes management are described by members in various roles within the UIHC health care system. It is the authors' belief that understanding quality from these various perspectives helps UIHC work across departments to achieve excellence in patient care.