A Collaborative Perspective on Nursing Leadership in Quality Improvement

Abstract

By 2004, only organizations whose institutional operating strategies are built on a continual state of readiness and include performance improvement practices throughout the organization are going to successfully meet Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations standards. As stewards of patient care, nurses maintain a unique role in identifying and guiding the intervention processes central to quality care, which prepares them to become key players/designers of a paradigm that demonstrates commitment to establishing and maintaining quality care. However, without recognition and support from organization leadership and physicians, the opportunity to effectively use the capabilities of nursing may be lost. The collaborative perspectives offered here attest to the fact that mutual belief and vision, coupled with creativity, strategic planning, and implementation, can effectively mobilize resources to establish priority measures and achieve quality patient/safety outcomes within the organization. Shifting the paradigm from just meeting the standards to continual readiness and performance improvement throughout the organization then becomes mission and mantra.

Significado do processo de acreditação hospitalar para enfermeiros de um hospital público estadual

“…Os enfermeiros são considerados os profissionais mais indicados para liderarem os processos de qualidade nas instituições de saúde, uma vez que sua proximidade com os usuários, compromisso institucional e o papel de facilitador na equipe multiprofissional em saúde, possibilitam esta liderança (18) .…”

Nursing Leadership: Guiding the Way to Quality Patient Care

“…Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a revolutionary technology that has rapidly evolved over the last few decades, transforming the way we live, work, and interact with the world around us. As we step into the third decade of the 21st century, AI stands at the forefront of innovation, and its impact on various aspects of our lives is more profound than ever before [1].…”

Creating The Joint Commission “Super User”

“…In the past, various educational plans have been implemented to prepare the hospital for The Joint Commission survey. Indeed, other hospitals have also struggled with how best to prepare and have implemented educational plans and processes (Gantz, Sorenson, & Howard, ; Thompson et al, ; Thurber & Read, ).…”