Creating Microclimates of Change: Transparency in Disseminating Nursing Quality Performance Data.

Objectives: Study objectives were to: 1) explore how nursing care quality data (NCQD) was understood and interpreted; and 2) identify, compare, and contrast individual and group responses.

Background: Little evidence exists on how to best disseminate NCQD information. This study explores the outcomes of implementing an NCQD and human-interest information slide show across an inpatient surgery nursing service line using electronic screens.

Creating a Culture of Rapid Change Adoption: Implementing an Innovations Unit.

This article provides an overview of 1 hospital's efforts to proactively identify and test new approaches to care delivery through the creation of an Innovations Unit, including the structure and processes of the initiative, the outcomes achieved, and the lessons learned.

Hard facts about soft skills.

This is the third article in a series on leadership coordinated by the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) that highlights how nurses are leading change efforts in hospitals. It describes work done in conjunction with the AONE's Care Innovation and Transformation initiative, which provides leadership development and educational opportunities to nurse managers and staff aimed at supporting nurses at the point of care in making changes to improve the quality and safety of patient care.