Lillee S. Gelinas, RN, MSN, FAAN, Vice President Clinical Performance, VHA, Inc.;
Jerod M. Loeb, PhD, Executive Vice President, Division of Research, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

      Nursing and patient safety are inextricably linked together. Research concludes that nursing performance is not only measurable but serves a foundation for clinical improvement and patient safety efforts. The goals of this program are to provide a theoretical overview of the state of performance measurement, offer practical information and to share management strategies that are proving best at measuring patient care outcomes based on nursing care.
      After this presentation you will be able to:

• Discuss research findings that link nursing care to patient outcomes.
• Identify organizational strategies that can be implemented to address nursing performance measurement.
• Review JCAHO Sentinel Event data related to nursing care.