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Registered Nurses’ Participation in Hospital Quality Improvement Activities

We surveyed 2 cohorts of early-career registered nurses from 15 states in the US, 2 years apart, to compare their reported participation in hospital quality improvement (QI) activities. Djukic, M., Kovner, C., Brewer, C., Fatehi, F., & Bernstein, I. (2013). Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 28(3), 198-207. doi: 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e31827c6c58.  


Educational Gaps and Solutions for Early-Career Nurse Managers’ Education and Participation in Quality Improvement

Examining early-career frontline nurse managers’ educational preparedness and participation in quality improvement (QI), this study provides relevant QI statistics and useful solutions for nurse executives. Djukic, D.,  Kovner, C., Brewer, C., Fatehi, F., Jun, J. (2015). Journal of Nursing Administration,  45(4), 206-11. Read the Article


Determinants of Job Satisfaction for Novice Nurse Managers Employed in Hospitals

Determinants of job satisfaction for novice nurse managers employed in hospitals. Djukic, M., Jun, J., Kovner, C., Brewer, C., Fletcher, J., (2016). Health Care Management Review. doi: 10.1097/HMR.0000000000000102 Read the Article


Impact of transformational leadership on nurse work outcomes

J Adv Nurs. 2016 Nov;72(11):2879-2893. doi: 10.1111/jan.13055. Epub 2016 Jul 26. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27346330


Estimating and preventing hospital internal turnover of newly licensed nurses: A panel survey

Estimating and preventing hospital internal turnover of newly licensed nurses: A panel survey http://www.journalofnursingstudies.com/article/S0020-7489(16)30041-4/abstract Kovner, Christine T. et al. International Journal of Nursing Studies , Volume 60 , 251 – 262