RN participation in organizational decision making and improvements in resident outcomes.

Journal Article (Multicenter Study;Journal Article)

In the study on which this article is based, nursing homes with the most improvements in resident outcomes had greater registered nurse (RN) participation in decision making than did homes with the least improvements. The results suggest that nursing homes that want to improve quality can use RN participation to make improvements without significantly increasing costs. Complexity theory served as a framework for the study.

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Duke Authors

Anderson, Ruth A.

Cited Authors

Anderson, RA; McDaniel, RR

Published Date

January 1999

Published In

Health Care Management Review

Volume / Issue

24 / 1

Start / End Page

7 - 16

PubMed ID

10047975

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

1550-5030

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0361-6274

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1097/00004010-199901000-00002

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