Linking Processes of Nursing Care and Patient Safety Outcomes: An Analysis of the Cause and Effect of Safe Practice

Part 1: Dr. Richard Lindrooth (University of Colorado) presents the study, "Linking Processes of Nursing Care and Patient Safety Outcomes: An Analysis of the Cause and Effect of Safe Practice" at INQRI's 4th Annual Meeting.



Part 2: Dr. Lindrooth (University of Colorado) presents the findings.



Part 3: Drs. Richard Lindrooth (University of Colorado) and John Welton (Medical University of South Carolina) respond to comments from Leapfrog CEO Dr. Leah Binder and questions from Dr. Nancy Donaldson (CalNOC) after their presentation.




Project Description: This interdisciplinary team has examined how adoption of the National Quality Forum (NQF) safe practices affects nursing sensitive patient safety outcomes. Barriers to adoption of these practices was also explored. This team has taken a step beyond existing literature, testing whether the implementation of safe practices leads to more effective use of nurses, and whether this leads to better performance on patient safety outcomes.