Nurse Leader
Volume 7, Issue 6 , Pages 26-28 , December 2009

Hospital-Acquired Conditions: A Leadership Challenge for Nursing Quality Management and Performance Improvement

  • Mary K. Barlett, RN, MSN, CMSRN

      Affiliations

    • Mary K. Barlett, RN, MSN, CMSRN is the nurse manager of the surgical and rehab units at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, Illinois.
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  • Karen Kelly, EdD, RN, NEA-BC

      Affiliations

    • Karen Kelly, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, is an associate professor and the coordinator of continuing education for the School of Nursing at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville.

References 

  1. Kurtzman ET , Buerhaus PI . New Medicare payment rules: danger or opportunity for nursing? . Am J Nurs . 2008;108:30–35
  2. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services  . Hospital-acquired conditions . www.cms.gov/HospitalACqCond/06_Hospital-Acquired_Conditions.asp Accessed October 4, 2008.
  3. White KM . Too much, too soon? . Nurs Manage . 2008;39:38–43

PII: S1541-4612(09)00190-6

doi: 10.1016/j.mnl.2009.07.010

Nurse Leader
Volume 7, Issue 6 , Pages 26-28 , December 2009

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