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Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, Vol. 8, No. 1, 20-36 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1527154407302115

Measuring the Contribution of Nursing to Quality, Patient Safety, and Health Care Outcomes

Ellen T. Kurtzman, MPH, RN

National Quality Forum

Janet M. Corrigan, PhD, MBA

National Quality Forum

In 2004, the National Quality Forum (NQF) endorsed a set of voluntary consensus standards for nursing-sensitive care that quantifies nursing's contribution to patient safety, health care outcomes, and a professional work environment. Since endorsement, these consensus standards have been the basis for research, quality improvement, and policy setting. This article provides a summary of NQF's consensus development process and various efforts that have cascaded from the endorsement of these consensus standards.

Key Words: nursing-sensitive • hospital quality • performance measurement • consensus standards • National Quality Forum


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