Systems Thinking for Transitions of Care: Reliability Testing for a Standardized Rubric

Janet M Phillips1, Ann M Stalter, Jeanne S Ruggiero

  • 1Author Affiliations: Clinical Associate Professor (Dr Phillips), Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis; Associate Professor (Dr Stalter), Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio; Associate Professor (Dr Ruggiero), New Jersey City University; Director (Dr Bonnett), RN-BSN Program, The University of Akron, Ohio; Full-Time Faculty and Assistant Professor of Nursing (Dr Brodhead) and Assistant Professor (Dr Merriam), Daemen College, Amherst, New York; Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator (Dr Scardaville), Department of Nursing, New Jersey City University; Associate Professor and RN-BSN Track Administrator (Dr Wiggs), The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston; and Director of Nursing and Associate Professor (Dr Winegardner), Bluffton University, Ohio.

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