Professional values and nursing care quality: A descriptive study.

Background: Professional values are important in promoting healthy work environments, patient satisfaction, and quality of care. Magnet® hospitals are recognized for excellence in nursing care and as such, understanding the relationship between nurses' values and Magnet status is essential as healthcare organizations seek to improve patient outcomes.

Research Question/aim/objectives: The research question is: are there differences in individual values, professional values, and nursing care quality for nurses and nurse managers practicing in Magnet, Magnet journey, and non-Magnet direct patient care settings?

Research Design: This descriptive cross-sectional study is guided and informed by the conceptual framework of the Professional Values Model including individual values, professional values, and nursing care quality.

Huddling as an Academic Quality Improvement Initiative.

A huddle is described as a tight group gathered together to talk privately for the purpose of reviewing performance and engaging in future planning. Although huddles are described as an effective communication tool to enhance patient safety in hospital settings, little is known about their use in academe. This article describes a quality improvement initiative involving weekly huddles of faculty teaching medical/surgical nursing and provides preliminary findings after one year.