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A Program To Prepare Frontline Nurse Leaders For Peer Review, Suzanne K. Murdock Jan 2018

A Program To Prepare Frontline Nurse Leaders For Peer Review, Suzanne K. Murdock

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Introduction: The purpose of nursing peer review is to assess the quality of nursing care against established standards, identify strengths and weaknesses in practice, and identify knowledge gaps. Studies of nurse peer review predominantly focuse on staff nurse attitudes and knowledge after an educational intervention and barriers to implementation. Frontline nurse leaders (FLNL) can influence adoption of new practices such as peer review.

Purpose: The purpose of this project was to engage frontline nurse leaders in a role specific peer review program, preparing them to support their staff in the implementation of peer review in the future and providing an …