RESUMEN
The Clinical Nurse Leader project marks the first time in 35 years that nursing has introduced a new role to the profession. The project has evolved to include partnerships between more than 90 universities and 190 clinical sites. The authors present a case study of how a for-profit medical center created a sense of urgency for change, built a business case, and redesigned professional nursing practice to implement the Clinical Nurse Leader role.
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Educación de Postgrado en Enfermería/tendencias , Hospitales con Fines de Lucro/organización & administración , Modelos de Enfermería , Enfermeras Clínicas/educación , Rol de la Enfermera , Educación de Postgrado en Enfermería/organización & administración , Florida , Hospitales con Fines de Lucro/tendencias , Humanos , LiderazgoRESUMEN
Healthcare professionals must find ways to accelerate the diffusion of knowledge within their organizations. Although nurses have extraordinary access to patient care data, they may underestimate their roles as data managers and innovators of change, and relinquish control of data to others. The authors discuss how nurses at an acute psychiatric hospital collect and report their own data to show the direct relationship between outcomes and excellence in nursing practice. Knowledge that is gained through practice is shared to inspire and sustain needed changes.