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Lianne Jeffs1, Vera Nincic, Peggy White
1Nursing Health Services Research Unit Knowledge Translation and Exchange Program (Drs Jeffs and Nincic), Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing (Dr Hayes), University of Toronto; Nursing Research, St Michael's Hospital (Dr Jeffs and Ms Lo), Toronto; Health Outcomes for Better Information and Care (Ms White); and Keenan Research Centre of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital (Dr Jeffs), Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Abstract:
A study was undertaken to gain insight into how nurse leaders are influencing the use of performance data to improve nursing care in hospitals. Two themes emerged: getting relevant, reliable, and timely data into the hands of nurses, and the leaders' ability to "connect the dots" in working with different stakeholders. Study findings may inform nurse leaders in their efforts to leverage data to transform nursing care.
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