Studies
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Newly Licensed Registered Nurse Quality Improvement Survey 1, 2008
The purpose of this study was to describe what newly licensed registered nurses (NLRN) working in hospitals learned about quality improvement in their education programs and workplaces. The survey was administered to nurses working in a hospital who participated in the second wave (ICPSR 36812) of the Newly Licensed Registered Nurse Survey series. This was part of a ten year panel survey. Quality improvement topics covered by the survey include:
- patient-centered care
- evidence-based practice
- standardized practices for restrain and seclusion, infection control and pain management
- use of information technology or strategies to reduce reliance on memory
- participation in analyzing errors and designing system improvements
- use of national patient safety resources, initiatives or regulations
- use of specific quality improvement models
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Newly Licensed Registered Nurse Quality Improvement Survey 2, 2010
The purpose of this study was to describe what newly licensed registered nurses working in hospitals learned about quality improvement in their education programs and workplaces. The survey was administered to nurses working in a hospital who participated in the second wave of the Newly Licensed RN Survey: Newly Licensed Registered Nurse Survey, 2007 (ICPSR 36812). Quality improvement topics covered by the survey include patient-centered care; evidence-based practice; standardized practices for restrain and seclusion, infection control and pain management; use of information technology or strategies to reduce reliance on memory; participation in analyzing errors and designing system improvements; use of national patient safety resources, initiatives or regulations; and use of specific quality improvement models, specifically, FADE (Focus, Analyze, Develop, Execute, and Evaluate), PDSA (Plan, Do, Study, Act), Six-Sigma-DMAIC/DMADV (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) or (Define, Measure, Analyze, Design, Verify), CQI (Continuous Quality Improvement) and TQM (Total Quality Management).
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Newly Licensed Registered Nurse New Cohort 1 Survey, 2009
The Newly Licensed Registered Nurse Cohort 1 Survey, 2009 is the first wave of a multi-wave panel survey that studied newly licensed registered nurses who obtained their first license to practice between August 1, 2007 and July 31, 2008. It was conducted as part of the RN Work Project, a national study of new nurses funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The survey interviewed the nurses about their jobs, turnover, education, intentions and attitudes--including intent, satisfaction, organizational commitment, and preferences about work.