Peer Review in Nursing: Essential Components of a Model Supporting Safety and Quality
Vicki George1, Barb Haag-Heitman
1Author Affiliations: Independent Consultants and Owners, Nursing Consulting Partners, LLC, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Abstract:
This article introduces an accountability-focused nursing framework to systematically organize and promote quality and safety nursing outcomes. The 4 essential components of this framework include a responsive environment; shared decision making, personal empowerment, and transformational management. These elements promote a professional practice environment that supports clinical nurses to practice at their highest level of autonomy and promotes accountability for patient outcomes. The often-misunderstood concept of peer review is foundational to 2 of the model components.
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