Nurse Leader
Volume 7, Issue 5 , Pages 28-32 , October 2009

Data-Driven Systems for RN Autonomy

  • Beverly Jones, RN, MPS, NEA-BC

      Affiliations

    • All authors work at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, CA.
    • Beverly Jones, RN, MPS, NEA-BC, is the senior vice president for patient care.
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  • Cindy T. White, RN, MA

      Affiliations

    • All authors work at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, CA.
    • Cindy T. White, RN, MA, is the nursing education coordinator, and Andrea Segura Smith, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, is the director of nursing practice and operations.
    • ,
  • Andrea Segura Smith, RN, MSN, NEA-BC

      Affiliations

    • All authors work at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, CA.
    • Cindy T. White, RN, MA, is the nursing education coordinator, and Andrea Segura Smith, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, is the director of nursing practice and operations.

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PII: S1541-4612(09)00185-2

doi: 10.1016/j.mnl.2009.07.005

Nurse Leader
Volume 7, Issue 5 , Pages 28-32 , October 2009

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