Data Makes the Difference: The Smart Nurse's Handbook for Using Data to Improve Care

Did you know that the data used for measuring and safety purposes actually comes directly from the information on patient care you document daily? You generate the data now its time to own it! Data Makes the Difference: The Smart Nurses Handbook for Using Data to Improve Care helps RNs like you understand how to use accurate and meaningful quality and safety data in your practice. It demystifies data and counters the negative, incorrect perception that nurses cant use it to drive patient care. It also empowers you to become confident and comfortable in using quality and safety data to demonstrate the contributions of nurses to patient-centered outcomes. After reading Data Makes the Difference: The Smart Nurses Handbook for Using Data to Improve Care, you will be able to: Comprehend quality data and quality measurements. Utilize data to inform patient care and track outcomes. Understand the future directions in the use of quality data: EHRs, telehealth and eMeasures. Know how nurses lead through data use and interpretation.

Kimberly S. Glassman, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, joined NYULMC in 1978 as a senior staff nurse and rose steadily through the ranks, holding key leadership roles before assuming her current position in 2010. She is also the associate dean for Partnership Innovation at the New York University College of Nursing. Peri Rosenfeld, PhD, has over 25 years of experience in health services research and program evaluation, and has published and presented widely on quality, informatics and research topics. Dr. Rosenfeld joined NYU Langone Medical Center as the director of Outcomes Research and Program Evaluation for the Departments of Nursing in 2013. Prior to joining NYU Langone, Dr. Rosenfeld was a senior evaluation scientist at the Center for Home Care Policy and Research at the Visiting Nurses Service of New York from 2006-2012.