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Bettina H Riley1, Valorie Dearmon, Lisa Mestas
1Community Mental Health Nursing (Dr Riley) and Adult Health Nursing (Drs Dearmon and Buckner), College of Nursing, University of South Alabama, Mobile; and Nursing Administration, University of South Alabama Medical Center, Mobile (Ms Mestas).
Abstract:
Improving health care quality is the responsibility of nurses at all levels of the organization. This article describes a study that examined frontline staff nurses' professional practice characteristics to advance leadership through the understanding of relationships among practice environment, quality improvement, and outcomes. The study design was a descriptive quantitative design at 2 time points. Findings support the use of research and quality processes to build leadership capacity required for positive resolution of interdisciplinary operational failures.
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