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Using Data to Drive Improvement and Build the Science of Nursing

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The science and practice of pediatric cardiovascular nursing has made substantial progress since the 1970s. The use of evidence to drive clinical care has demonstrated improvement in patient outcomes including morbidity and mortality. In addition multiple, concurrent events, including dramatic innovations in technologies, medical treatment discoveries, novel surgical procedures, nursing clinical inquiry and organizational support have contributed to increasing health care quality.

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  1. Heart Center, All Children’s Hospital, 501 Sixth Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL, 33701, USA

    Ashley Collins BSN, RN CCRN

  2. Department of Cardiovascular and Critical Care Services, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    Jean Anne Connor PhD, RN, CPNP

  3. Department of Cardiovascular and Critical Care Services, Boston Children’s Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    Sandra Mott PhD, BC-RN, CPN & Patricia Hickey PhD, RN, MBA, CPHQ, NEA-BC, FAAN

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  1. School of Medicine,, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

    Paul R. Barach

  2. Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Heart Institute, All Children’s Hospital and Florida Hospital for Children, Johns Hopkins University, St. Petersburg, Tampa, Orlando, FL, USA,, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Jeffery P. Jacobs

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Collins, A., Connor, J.A., Mott, S., Hickey, P. (2015). Using Data to Drive Improvement and Build the Science of Nursing. In: Barach, P., Jacobs, J., Lipshultz, S., Laussen, P. (eds) Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Care. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6587-3_21

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