National Center for Nursing Quality
For over 100 years, ANA has worked to improve patient safety by promoting quality in nursing care and nurses' work lives. The National Center for Nursing Quality® (NCNQ®), established in 1998, advocates for nursing quality through quality measurement, research, and collaborative learning. The Center tackles issues such as the relationship between nurse staffing and outcomes of patient care. The Center’s innovative initiatives include the National Database for Nursing Quality Indicators® (NDNQI®) and the Nursing Quality Network™ |
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Nursing Quality Network
For NDNQI participating hospitals, the Nursing Quality Network provides an online learning community - webinars, teleconferences, case studies - for staff engaged in improving nursing quality.
NDNQI Award for Outstanding Nursing Quality™ 2010
The NDNQI Award for Outstanding Nursing Quality™ recognizes excellence in overall performance on nursing quality indicators. The hospitals receiving the 2010 Award were identified from among more than 1,700 hospitals that report results to the NDNQI database. Learn about the NDNQI Award and past winners .
2011 Winners:
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ – Academic Medical Center
- Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City, IN – Community Hospital
- Poudre Valley Hospital, Fort Collins, CO – Teaching Hospital (5-time winner)
- Shriners Hospital for Children-Chicago, Chicago, IL – Pediatric Hospital
- The Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, White Plains, NY – Rehabilitation Hospital
- Linden Oaks Hospital, Naperville, IL – Psychiatric Hospital